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Commemorating 

The  Fiftieth  Anniversary  of  the  Graduation  of  the  First  Class 

1854-1904 


Julia  H.  Gulliver 


Emily  Knox  Reynolds 


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Compiled  by 

Harriet  Wells  Hobler,  B.  A.,  ’82 
Caroline  A.  Potter  Brazee,  M.  A.,  ’55 
Nellie  Rose  Caswell,  ’80 

Catharine  Waugh  McCulloch,  M.  A.,  LL.  B.,  ’82 
Mabel  Walker  Herrick,  M.  A.,  ’86 


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The  Alumnae  Association  of 
Rockford  College 

Although  from  the  older  members  of  the  Alumnae  we 
hear  of  dinners,  receptions,  and  reunions,  it  was  not  until 
1872  that  an  organization  was  formed,  and  weightier 
matters  were  added  to  the  social  functions  of  earlier  years. 

The  class  of  1872 — all  honor  to  their  wisdom — con¬ 
ceived  the  plan  of  raising  an  endowment  fund  of  $10,000 
for  the  Principal’s  chair  and  made  the  first  gift  towards  it. 

At  the  reunion  of  that  year  the  Alumnae  Association 
was  incorporated  and  the  work  of  raising  this  fund  assumed 
by  them. 

The  records  of  the  first  four  years  of  this  Association 
have  disappeared,  but  we  find  that  on  December  31,  1873, 
a  charter  was  received  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  and 
The  Alumnae  Association  of  Rockford  Seminary  became 
a  legally  organized  corporation. 

By  June,  1878,  the  $10,000  had  been  raised,  and  turned 
over  to  the  trustees  as  a  trust  fund  to  be  known  as  the 
Sill  Endowment  Fund,  the  interest  of  which  was  to  be 
applied  on  the  Principal’s  salary.  This  is  said  to  be  the 
first  attempt  ever  made  by  the  Alumnae  of  a  woman’s 
school  to  raise  an  endowment  fund. 

During  those  six  years,  while  bending  their  energies 
to  this  work,  the  social  part  of  the  Association  was  not 
forgotten  and  a  banquet  was  given  each  year,  followed  by 
an  evening  reception.  In  those  days  the  husbands  and 
friends  joined  in  these  reunions,  but  in  1880,  it  was  decided 


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that  in  the  future  invitations  should  be  extended  only  to 
members  of  the  Association,  and  in  1882  the  hour  was 
changed  from  five  p.  m.,  to  noon.  For  several  years  these 
luncheons  were  given  in  the  city  outside  of  the  college 
grounds,  but  in  1889,  it  was  decided  that  thereafter  the 
gathering  should  be  within  the  college  walls. 

In  1880  the  Association  asked  that  one  or  more  of 
their  number  should  be  placed  on  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
In  1882  the  Board  voted  to  admit  some  of  the  Alumnae  as 
honorary  members,  while  now  there  are  ten  women  on  the 
Board  as  active  members,  of  whom  five  are  Alumnae. 

The  material  aid  given  to  the  college  did  not  stop  with 
the  Sill  Endowment  Fund.  The  association  has  raised 
$558  for  scientific  instruments ;  $340  toward  heating 
fixtures;  $5,000  for  additional  endowment  of  the  Principal’s 
chair;  $1,000  for  a  monument  to  Miss  Sill;  $2,000  toward 
Adams  Hall;  $2,100  toward  the  organ;  and  $5,063  as  a 
Jubilee  Endowment  Fund,  besides  some  smaller  gifts. 

With  the  change  of  the  school  from  a  seminary  to  a 
college  the  name  of  the  association  was  changed  to 
The  Alumnae  Association  of  Rockford  College. 

In  June,  1904,  occurred  a  most  interesting  and  unique 
event.  It  is  doubtful  if  it  could  be  duplicated  in  any 
educational  institution  of  the  country. 

This  was  the  occasion  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
the  graduation  of  the  first  class.  The  class  numbered 
seven,  and  on  this  June  day,  fifty  years  after  they  went  out 
from  the  school,  all  were  living  and  all  were  present  as 
the  Alumnae  gathered  for  their  annual  luncheon. 

Of  all  the  events  of  the  week  this  was  of  the  greatest 


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interest,  and  of  the  toasts,  those  to  which  these  women 
responded  will  be  the  ones  remembered.  The  table  at 
which  they  were  seated  was  decorated  with  golden  ribbons 
and  flowers,  and  at  each  of  the  seven  places  was  a  souvenir 
spoon,  the  gift  of  the  Alumnae. 

During  the  week  they  were  the  guests  of  one  of  their 
number,  Mrs.  Adeline  Potter  Lathrop.  Outside  of  college 
festivities  they  were  entertained  at  various  functions, 
among  them  dinners  given  by  Mrs.  Lathrop  and  by 
Mrs.  Abbie  Spare  Mead,  another  member  of  the  class, 
whose  home  is  in  Rockford. 

One  came  from  Denver,  Col.,  and  one  from  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  to  be  present  at  this  reunion. 

Rockford  College  girls  do  not  lose  their  interest  in 
the  school  when  they  leave  its  halls,  and  because  of  this 
abiding  loyalty  we  have  six  College  Associations  besides 
the  mother  Association,  which  has  just  been  sketched. 
The  oldest  of  these  is 

The  Rockford  College  Association 

of  Chicago 

While  Miss  Sill  and  Miss  Norton  were  spending  the 
holidays  of  1874  in  Chicago,  the  plan  of  a  reunion  of  old 
Rockford  girls  was  originated  by  Mrs.  P.  F.  Pettibone 
and  Mrs.  H.  R.  Hobart.  These  two  ladies,  together  with 
Mrs.  H.  W.  Wooley  and  Mrs.  F.  C.  Chamberlain,  made 
all  the  arrangements  whereby  the  first  banquet  of  the 
Association,  as  well  as  the  first  womens  banquet  ever  held 
in  Chicago,  took  place  at  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel. 


Abbie  Spare  Mead  Jennie  Palmer  Buckbee  Adeline  Potter  Lathrop  Marion  Silsby  Walker 


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Mrs.  S.  J.  Humphrey  was  chairman  of  the  first  meeting, 
and  a  partial  organization  was  formed  with  Mrs.  Gen. 
Chetlain  president.  The  organization  was  held  together 
for  eleven  years  by  the  enthusiasm  and  personal  efforts  of 
the  leaders,  until,  in  1885,  a  permanent  organization  was 
formed.  The  Association  worked  and  thrived  under  that 
organization  until  1899,  when,  through  the  efforts  of  Mrs. 
J.  F.  Hervey,  it  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the 
State  of  Illinois. 

A  regular  meeting  in  the  form  of  a  oanquet  or  luncheon 
has  been  held  annually  during  the  twenty-nine  years  of 
the  Association’s  existence,  and  usually  twice  a  year 
informal  reunions  have  been  held  at  the  homes  of  various 
members. 

In  1889,  the  Association  numbered  eighty-six,  and  in 
1903  its  roster  included  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  regular 
and  seventeen  honorary  members. 

During  these  years  the  Association  has  testified  its 
loyalty  to  Rockford  Seminary  and  College  by  yearly  gifts 
of  books,  apparatus,  etc.,  and  finally  by  its  great  gift  of  a 
permanent  scholarship. 

The  Rockford  College  Association 
of  the  Northwest 

On  the  fifteenth  of  March,  1882,  the  Minneapolis 
morning  papers  gave  an  invitation  for  all  former  students 
of  Rockford  Seminary  to  meet  at  Plymouth  Church  at 
two  o’clock. 


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It  was  ascertained  that  in  this  vicinity  there  were 
residing  some  34  former  students  and  graduates.  On 
April  21,  1883,  an  Association  was  formed,  and  May  29th 
the  constitution  was  adopted  and  the  first  regular  meeting 
and  banquet  held  in  Minneapolis. 

Inscribed  on  the  first  membership  roll  is  the  name  of 
Miss  Anna  P.  Sill,  with  the  characteristic  words:  “Duty  is 
ours,  Events  are  God’s."  Among  those  active  in  organiz¬ 
ing  was  Mrs.  L.  Kent,  who  was  a  member  of  the  first 
graduated  class. 

The  design  of  the  Association  is  to  foster  the  interests 
of  the  college,  not  confining  the  membership  to  graduates 
but  admitting  all  former  students. 

It  was  originally  designed  to  hold  the  annual  meetings 
alternately  at  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  but  of  late 
years  the  former  city  has  been  the  regular  place  of 
meeting,  and  the  early  elaborate  banquets  at  the  hotels 
have  been  replaced  by  the  less  ostentatious  but  more 
enjoyable  reunions  in  the  homes  of  various  members. 

The  Association  centralized  its  interest  in  1886  in  a  gift 
to  Rockford  College,  purchasing  a  portfolio  of  84  fine 
photographs  of  old  Italian  masters  in  Florence,  for  the 
study  of  art  history. 

Gifts  of  money  have  been  contributed  to  the  Sill 
Monument  Fund,  the  Talcott  Memorial  Fund,  and  three 
times  for  the  art  department.  A  picture  of  Sir  Galahad, 
which  hangs  in  Middle  Hall  of  the  college  bears  on  its 
silver  plate  this  inscription:  “From  the  Alumnae  Associa¬ 
tion  of  the  Northwest.” 


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Few  new  members  have  been  added  to  the  roll,  but 
the  meeting  in  October,  1904,  revealed  the  interesting  fact 
that  every  class  was  represented  from  1856  to  1876. 

The  Rockford  College  Association  of  the 

Pacific  Northwest 

In  1892,  after  two  or  three  preliminary  meetings,  the 
Rockford  College  Association  of  the  Pacific  Northwest 
was  organized  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Lavinia  Norton 
De  Wolfe,  of  the  class  of  1858. 

There  were  just  enough  ladies  present  to  officer  the 
organization,  which  may  possibly  have  been  the  reason  it 
was  so  enthusiastically  endorsed. 

A  constitution  was  adopted  and  the  date  for  the  annual 
business  meeting  established  on  “Founder’s  Day,”  June  11, 
in  order  to  make  sure  that  the  business  meeting  would 
easily  recur  to  every  student’s  mind. 

There  are  in  all  33  members.  The  four  who  have 
passed  on  before  have  left  and  exert  as  vital  an  influence 
as  any  of  those  remaining. 

Until  1898  all  the  meetings  were  held  in  Tacoma,  but 
in  that  year  the  Association  was  entertained  in  Seattle. 
Since  then  the  annual  banquets  have  alternated  between 
Tacoma  and  Seattle,  but  in  the  future  it  is  hoped  to  carry 
the  mountain  to  Mohammed  if  need  be,  and  meet 
occasionally  in  Montesano,  Olympia,  and  other  places,  in 
order  to  cement  the  friendships  and  to  extend  the  influence. 

At  our  meeting  in  Seattle  in  1903  the  date  of  the 
annual  banquet  was  fixed  to  occur  on  the  last  Thursday  in 


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August,  also  there  was  adopted  at  that  time  a  unique 
arrangement,  copied  from  the  English  political  system, 
that  officers  shall  retain  their  seats  during  good  behavior. 


The  Rockford  College  Association  of 
Southern  California 

On  Thursday,  April  23,  1903,  a  most  delightful  Rock¬ 
ford  College  luncheon  was  given  at  the  home  of  Mrs. 
A.  S.  Lobingier,  in  Los  Angeles.  There  were  fifteen 
former  students  and  friends  of  Rockford  College  present. 
Before  the  close  of  the  afternoon  the  Association  was 
formally  launched. 

This  enthusiastic  little  offspring  of  Rockford  College 
held  its  first  regular  meeting  in  Los  Angeles  on 
January  19,  1904. 

In  Lebruary  the  first  annual  luncheon  was  held  in  Los 
Angeles,  at  which  nearly  fifty  former  pupils  and  a  few 
friends  were  present.  In  March  another  meeting  was  held 
in  Pasadena,  at  which  a  constitution  was  adopted  and 
officers  elected.  The  membership  roll  numbers  sixty-one. 

One  of  the  delightful  features  of  the  meetings  of  this 
Association  is  that  former  students  from  many  parts  of  the 
country,  who  are  spending  winters  in  California,  are 
in  attendance. 

There  is  abundant  enthusiasm  for  the  continued  growth 
and  prosperity  of  this  little  band,  who,  more  than  three 
thousand  miles  away,  are  seeking  the  welfare  and  advance¬ 
ment  of  Rockford  College. 


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The  Rockford  College  Association 

of  Rockford 

The  Association  was  organized  in  May,  1903,  with 
conditions  of  membership  broad  enough  to  include  all 
former  students  in  the  academic  department  and  all 
graduates  of  the  department  of  music. 

The  aim  of  the  Association  is  “to  promote  the  welfare 
of  Rockford  College  and  fellowship  among  the  members.” 
Work  was  begun  with  a  membership  of  eighty-five  and  a 
.  number  of  other  names  have  since  been  added. 

The  first  year  was  a  successful  one,  in  that  it  brought 
into  touch  with  the  college  for  a  second  time  many  who 
had  not  been  closely  associated  with  its  work  for  a  number 
of  years.  It  was  also  moderately  successful  financially, 
for  from  membership  fees  alone  the  Association  was  able 
to  give  fifty  dollars  to  the  college  library  fund. 

For  the  second  year’s  work  the  Association  was  able 
to  give  to  the  college  a  rare  treat  in  the  artistic,  historical 
song  recitals  of  Mr.  Vernon  d’Arnalle  of  Chicago. 

The  Rockford  College  Association 

of  Wisconsin 

The  Rockford  College  Association  of  Wisconsin  was 
organized  on  March  25,  1904,  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Everett 
Smith  of  Milwaukee.  A  constitution  was  adopted  and 
officers  elected.  The  time  of  the  annual  meeting  is  the 
last  Friday  in  October. 


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One  of  the  by-laws  provides  that  after  paying  for 
printing,  postage  and  stationery,  the  balance  from  annual 
dues  shall  be  used  for  Rockford  College. 

The  membership  numbers  thirty-three. 

Rockford  College 

How  familiar  to  all  is  the  story  of  the  early  days  of 
Rockford  College.  A  few  even  remember  that  June  day  in 
1849  when  the  school  for  young  women  was  opened  in 
Rockford  by  Miss  Anna  P.  Sill  and  two  associates.  While 
the  first  charter  gave  the  power  of  conferring  degrees  it 
was  not  exercised  for  many  years. 

Born  in  Burlington,  N.  Y.,  in  1816,  the  youngest  of 
ten  children,  Miss  Sill's  childhood  was  a  happy  one,  spent 
largely  in  “God’s  out-of-doors." 

When  she  was  twenty  years  old  she  began  teaching  in 
the  East.  She  was  deeply  religious  and  wished  very  much 
to  find  her  life  work  as  a  foreign  missionary.  This  was 
not  to  be  directly,  but  many  girls  have  been  led  through 
her  influence  to  give  themselves  to  the  work  she  loved. 
Then  came  the  call  to  Rockford  and  she  saw  in  it  the 
opportunity  she  had  longed  for  to  become  a  pioneer  in 
education  on  the  western  prairies. 

The  school  opened  on  June  11,  1849,  with  fifty-three 
pupils;  not  in  any  of  the  buildings  of  the  present  day, 
but  in  a  small  one  in  the  town.  The  school  grew;  the 
ladies  of  Rockford  raised  $1,000  to  purchase  the  beautiful 
grounds  on  which  the  buildings  now  stand,  and  $5,000 
was  raised  by  citizens  for  buildings. 


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In  1852  the  corner-stone  of  the  first  building — Middle 
Hall — was  laid.  Two  years  later  Linden  Hall  was  built, 
for  the  earlier  building  could  not  shelter  those  who  wished 
to  enter.  In  1866  Chapel  Hall  and  connecting  corridors 
followed.  For  twenty  years  no  further  buildings  were 
erected,  then  Sill  Hall  arose,  containing  the  gymnasium 
and  music  rooms. 

How  Miss  Sill  rejoiced  in  all  this  progress!  Twice  she 
had  been  East  to  raise  funds  for  some  of  these  buildings, 
with  good  success.  During  these  years,  while  carrying 
so  much  of  the  business  responsibility,  she  had  continued 
her  work  as  teacher  and  had  taken  an  important  part  in 
the  social  and  church  work  of  the  town. 

In  1884  she  resigned  her  position  as  principal  of  Rock¬ 
ford  Seminary.  Thirty-five  years  of  noble,  earnest, 
consecrated  life  she  had  given  to  the  school.  During  the 
remainder  of  her  life  the  title  of  Principal  Emerita  was 
hers,  the  rooms  she  had  occupied  in  the  Seminary  were 
retained  solely  for  her  use  when  she  wished  them,  and  the 
income  of  the  Sill  Endowment  Fund,  which  had  been 
raised  by  the  Alumnae,  provided  for  her  support. 

For  five  years  she  occupied  the  rooms  when  in  Rock¬ 
ford.  On  June  18, 1889,  in  the  rooms  where  so  many  prayers 
had  been  offered  for  Rockford  Seminary,  the  child  of  her 
love  and  care,  she  heard  the  call  and  passed  to  the  greater 
service.  Who  can  attempt  to  measure  the  influence  that 
has  gone  throughout  the  world  from  this  one  devoted 
woman?  At  the  memorial  meeting  of  the  Alumnae  a 
week  later  Mrs.  Caroline  Potter  Brazee  said:  “You  may 
throw  down  these  walls  so  that  not  one  stone  shall  remain 


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upon  another;  you  may  scatter  her  art-stores,  her  library, 
her  furniture,  to  the  winds;  you  may  send  her  pupils  far 
and  wide  into  other  halls  of  learning;  you  may  set  each 
teacher  at  work  a  thousand  miles  from  this  spot,  still  there 
will  exist  in  the  world  Rockford  Seminary.” 

In  1882  a  college  course  was  added  to  the  curriculum 
and  the  degrees  of  B.  A.  and  M.  A.  conferred,  and  in  1891 
the  Seminary  course  was  dropped.  In  1892  the  name  of 
the  institution  was  legally  changed  to  Rockford  College. 

When  Miss  Sill  resigned  her  position  in  1884  Miss 
Martha  Hillard  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy.  She  was 
born  in  1856,  in  Connecticut,  the  daughter  of  a  Congre¬ 
gational  minister.  A  New  England  Academy  gave  her 
her  early  education  which  was  continued  in  Vassar  College, 
from  which  she  was  graduated  in  1878. 

For  three  years  she  taught  in  Connecticut  schools, 
and  for  three  years  was  an  asssistant  in  the  department  of 
mathematics  at  V assar.  Then  she  accepted  a  call  to  the 
Principalship  of  Rockford  Seminary.  Her  work  here  was 
very  successful,  her  personal  magnetism  and  intellectual 
strength  making  her  beloved  by  all. 

At  the  end  of  four  years  she  tendered  her  resignation 
and  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Andrew  J.  McLeish  of  Chicago. 
Her  home  is  now  in  Glencoe,  Ill. 

Although  the  mother  of  five  beautiful  children,  her 
interest  in  educational  work  has  never  waned.  She  is  a 
Trustee  of  Rockford  College,  a  member  of  The  Mother’s 
Congress  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Chicago 
Womans  Club,  having  been  chairman  of  the  education 
department. 


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It  was  during-  her  principalship  that  Sill  Hall  was 
erected. 

Miss  Anna  Bordwell  Gelston,  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  was  the  successor  of  Miss  Hillard. 
Before  coming  to  Rockford  Seminary  she  was  instructor 
in  mathematics  at  Wellesley  and  had  spent  some  time  in 
study  at  Oxford  University,  England.  She  remained  in 
Rockford  only  two  years,  her  frail  health  obliging  her  to 
resign  the  position  which  she  had  filled  with  much  satisfac¬ 
tion. 

Since  leaving  Rockford  she  has  traveled  to  Europe, 
has  pursued  further  study  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
taught  two  years  in  Alma  College,  Michigan,  and  is  now  a 
member  of  the  library  staff  of  the  Indiana  State  University. 

The  following  year  Miss  Sarah  Anderson,  who  had 
for  many  years  been  financial  secretary  of  the  Seminary, 
was  made  Acting  Principal  and  in  1891  was  elected  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees  to  the  Principal’s  chair.  She  was  a 
graduate  of  the  school,  known  and  loved  alike  by  alumnae 
and  pupils,  and  it  was  with  keenest 
regret  that  in  1896  they  heard  that  her 
approaching  marriage  with  Mr.  Henry 
Ainsworth  of  Moline  necessitated  her 
resignation. 

During  a  trip  abroad  she  secured 
for  the  College  a  very  fine  collection  of 
photographs. 

In  the  first  year  of  Miss  Anderson’s 
principalship  (1891)  a  residence  building 
known  as  Memorial  Hall  was  given  as  j.  Q.  Adams 


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a  memorial  to  Ralph  Emerson,  Jr.,  and  the  succeeding 
year  Adams  Hall  was  built,  being  largely  the  gift  of  Mr. 
J.  0,  Adams  of  Chicago.  Adams  Hall  contains  the 
laboratories,  the  studio,  and  recitation  rooms. 

During  part  of  Miss  Anderson’s  principalship  Miss 
Phoebe  T.  Sutliff  had  been  a  teacher  in  the  Seminary,  and 
upon  Miss  Anderson’s  resignation  succeeded  to  her  position. 
Her  degree  of  B.  A.  was  obtained  at  Vassar  in  1880.  In 
1885-1886  she  taught  in  Hiram  College,  coming  to  Rockford 
as  professor  of  history  and  English  literature  in  1887. 
In  1890  she  received  her  degree  of  M.  A.  at  Cornell 
University,  and  the  following  year  continued  her  studies  at 
the  University  of  Zurich  and  the  Swiss  Polytechnic.  From 
1892  to  1896  she  occupied  the  chair  of  history  and 
economics  in  Rockford  College,  except  for  some  months 
in  1895  spent  in  study  at  Chicago  University.  In  1896  in 
addition  to  her  duties  as  President  she  also  was  professor 
of  modern  European  and  United  States  history. 

Her  profound  scholarship  and  her  force  as  a  speaker 
were  enjoyed  by  many  outside  of  the  class  room. 

In  1901  she  retired  from  the  work  and  at  present  is  in 
her  home  in  Warren,  Ohio. 

Miss  Emily  K.  Reynolds  was  the  next  President  and 
began  her  work  with  enthusiasm,  but  after  three  months 
of  promising  work  her  health  failed  and  she  was  obliged 
to  leave. 

Her  degree  of  B.  A.  had  been  taken  at  Vassar  in  1889, 
followed  by  three  years  of  teaching  in  Newburgh,  N.  Y.; 
a  fellow  in  English  at  the  University  of  Chicago  for  four 
years,  and  lady  principal  and  professor  in  the  University 


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of  North  Dakota  for  three  years.  Her  home  is  now  in 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Again  one  who  had  been  in  the  College  as  professor 
was  called  to  the  President’s  chair,  Miss  Julia  H.  Gulliver. 
Her  birthplace  was  Norwich,  Conn.  Her  studies  were 
largely  carried  on  under  the  direction  of  her  father,  a  noted 
educator.  She  received  her  degree  of  B.  A.  and  also 
Ph.  D.  at  Smith  College. 

In  1890  she  came  to  Rockford  to  take  the  chair  of 
philosophy  and  biblical  literature,  holding  this  position 
until  accepting  the  Presidency  of  the  College  in  1902. 
During  this  time  she  spent  one  year  in  study  at  Leipzig. 
For  the  past  three  years  she  has  been  working  for  the 
highest  good  of  the  College. 

While  no  buildings  have  been  added  since  Adams 
Hall  was  erected,  much  has  been  done  to  beautify  the 
earlier  halls.  The  Chapel  has  been  remodeled  and  a  very 
fine  pipe  organ  placed  there.  The  east  parlors  have  been 
changed  into  a  beautiful  reception  hall,  where  often  the 
students  gather  around  the  spacious  fire-place  to  listen  to 
helpful  talks  by  the  President  and  others,  or  here  the 
twilight  hour  is  passed  in  listening  to  the  music  furnished 
by  gifted  members  of  the  music  department.  The  dining¬ 
room  is  very  inviting  with  its  round  tables,  which  have 
replaced  the  long  ones  of  older  times. 

These  are  only  a  few  of  the  many  changes  for 
the  better. 

The  social  life  of  the  school  has  conformed  to  more 
modern  ideas. 


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The  Castalian  and  Vesperian  societies,  which  will  be 
remembered  by  the  older  Alumnae,  have  changed  their 
names  and  are  a  large  factor  in  the  College  recreation. 

In  the  fall  of  1901  the  Vesperian  society  became  the 
Kappa  Theta,  and  the  following  spring  the  Castalian 
adopted  the  name  of  Chi  Theta  Psi.  The  rooms  of  these 
societies  are  in  Adams  Hall  and  are  delightful  gathering 
places  for  the  members.  For  two  years  they  gave 
elaborate  plays  and  the  Chi  Theta  Psi  gives  the  Halloween 
and  Washington  parties,  while  the  Kappa  Thetas  are 
responsible  for  the  Valentine  and  May  parties. 

In  1880  the  seniors  gave  the  first  class  progam.  This 
custom  has  been  continued  by  succeeding  classes,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  has  taken  the  form  of  a  Shakesperean 
play,  and  makes  one  of  the  greatest  attractions  of  com¬ 
mencement  week. 

Among  the  other  social  features  of  the  college  life,  are 
the  glee  club  concerts,  two  promenades  and  numerous 
other  receptions. 

Musical  Department 

One  of  the  most  successful  features  of  the  College  has 
been  its  musical  department,  which  has  graduated  265 
students.  It  was  organized  by  Prof.  D.  N.  Hood,  who 
remained  at  its  head  for  forty  years.  Since  his  retirement, 
ten  years  ago,  from  the  College  he  has  lived  in  Woburn, 
Mass.,  where  he  plays  the  organ  and  has  charge  of  the 
choir  in  the  Congregational  church.  Prof.  Hood  has  taken 
several  trips  abroad,  the  most  interesting  being  an  auto 
trip  through  Wales  and  Scotland. 


PROFESSOR  DANIEL  N.  HOOD 


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Anna  Allen 


Class  of  1854 

Anna  Allen  was  married  on  commencement  day,  July  13,  1854,  to 
Rev.  F.  A.  Douglass,  who  had  been  appointed  to  represent  the  Baptist 

Missionary  Union  of  Boston  in  India.  With  her 
husband  she  sailed  from  Boston  October  25  of 
that  same  year.  For  fifteen  years  she  labored 
in  the  mission  field,  teaching  and  aiding  her 
husband  in  every  branch  of  his  work.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Douglass  were  born  nine  children, 
eight  of  whom  are  living.  Nineteen  grand¬ 
children  rise  up  and  call  her  blessed.  One 
daughter  attended  the  College  for  one  year. 
Since  her  return  from  India  Mrs.  Douglass  has 
resided  in  New  York  and  Ohio,  but  for  26  years 
her  home  has  been  in  Brooklyn.  Her  life  has 
been  full  of  active  Christian  work  and  now,  a 
widow  at  81  years  of  age,  she  is  Honorary 
Director  of  Long  Island  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  She  has  twice 
revisited  her  Alma  Mater  —  in  1867  and  in  the  Jubilee  year  of  1904. 
Address  845  Green  avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Louise  Farnham  was  first  married  to  D.  G.  Griffin  and  after  his  death 
to  P.  E.  Kent.  She  has  had  two  children,  only  one  of  whom  is  living,  a 
daughter,  with  whom  she  now  makes  her  home  in  Colorado  Springs, 
Col.  During  her  married  life  she  has  lived  in  Batavia,  Ill.,  and  North- 
field,  Minn.  She  has  been  active  in  the  Aid 
Society  work  of  the  Congregational  Church  of 
which  she  is  a  member.  She  has  been  a  devoted 
wife,  mother  and  home-keeper  not  only  for  her 
own  but  for  a  stepson  whom  she  brought  up. 

Address  918  East  Boulder  street,  Colorado 
Springs,  Col. 

Abby  J.  Palmer  married  the  Hon.  Francis 
A.  Buckbee.  Their  home  has  been  chiefly  in 
Lake  Geneva,  Wis.,  but  some  of  their  winters 
have  been  spent  in  Chicago  and  many  of  them 
in  traveling  in  the  United  States,  Mexico  and 
Cuba.  Much  of  Mrs.  Buckbee’s  time  has  been 
spent  in  literary  work.  In  her  early  days  she 
was  a  constant  contributor  to  Frank  Leslie’s  publications  and  touGodey’s 


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Ladies’  Book,”  to  the  Chicago  Tribune,  and  various  other  newspapers. 
She  has  been  active  in  the  various  departments  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  which  she  is  a  member,  chiefly  in  the  Sunday  School.  She  has 
been  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  Rockford  Association  and  has 
revisited  her  Alma  Mater  seven  times. 

Adeline  Potter  married  the  Hon.  William  Lathrop,  a  prominent 
lawyer  of  Rockford,  Ill.,  which  city  has  been  her  constant  home.  Six 
children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lathrop,  five  of  whom  are  living, 
and  two  grandchildren.  One  daughter  attended  the  College  for  one 
year.  Mrs.  Lathrop’s  time  has  been  devoted  to  her  home,  but  that  has 
not  hindered  active  work  in  various  literary  clubs,  in  the  mission  work 
of  the  Second  Congregational  Church  of  Rockford,  and  in  all  matters  that 
concern  the  College  of  which  her  husband  and  daughter  are  Trustees. 
She  was  first  President  of  the  Alumnae  Association  and  was  again  Presi¬ 
dent  in  1884,  always  giving  her  time  freely  to  the  service.  The  family 
home  is  at  408  Rockton  avenue,  Rockford,  Ill. 

J.  Amanda  Silsby  married  Milton  J.  T.  Moore,  a  merchant,  who  died 
in  1879.  One  son  and  two  daughters  were  given  her,  the  youngest 
daughter  only  having  been  spared  to  her,  and  one  grandchild.  Her  life 
has  been  spent  in  teaching  and  home-making.  Her  work  in  the  Presby¬ 
terian  Church  has  been  as  teacher  and  superintendent  in  the  Sunday 
School,  both  in  Petersburg,  Ill.,  and  Oakford,  Ill.,  where  her  homes  have 
been.  She  has  visited  the  College  six  times  since  her  graduation. 

Marion  Silsby,  three  years  after  graduation,  married  Albert  Walker, 
a  hardware  merchant  of  Petersburg,  111.,  and  has  made  that  her  home  all 
these  years.  Seven  children  have  been  given  her,  two  only  of  whom  are 
living.  Before  her  marriage  she  taught  in  a 
parochial  school  in  Indiana  and  a  girls’  seminary 
in  Petersburg.  In  the  early  years  of  her  married 
life  she  taught  music,  was  active  in  W.  C.  T.  U. 
work  and  in  the  Woman’s  Club,  but  on  account 
of  ill  health  was  obliged  to  drop  most  of  this 
work,  preferring  to  devote  the  time  and  strength 
she  could  spare  from  her  home  to  work  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  As  the  years  have  passed 
her  health  has  improved,  so  that  she  is  now  once 
more  able  to  take  great  comfort  in  all  life  can 
bring  her. 

Abby  Spare  was  married  to  D.  R.  Mead,  a 
lumber  merchant  of  Chicago,  and  has  made  her  home  at  various  times  in 


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Galena,  Ill.,  Chicago,  Madison,  Wis.,  and  since  1882  in  Rockford,  Ill.  Nine 
children  have  been  her  portion,  seven  of  whom  are  living,  together  with 
ten  grandchildren.  Three  of  her  daughters  attended  the  College  for  two 
years  each,  one  of  whom  was  librarian  there  for  three  years.  She  has 
been  active  in  the  aid  work  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Rock¬ 
ford  and  in  other  churches  of  that  denomination  wherever  she  has  lived. 
603  North  Second  street,  Rockford,  Ill.,  is  her  address. 

Class  of  1855 

Katharine  Fuller  Brown  was  married  in  1857  to  Alexander  Kerr, 
professor  of  Greek.  Three  children  were  born  to  her,  two  of  whom  are 

now  living,  and  three  grandchildren.  Her 
homes  have  been  in  Shirley,  Mass.,  Naperville, 
Ill.,  Rockford,  Ill.,  La  Grange,  Ga.,  Roscoe,  Ill., 
Beloit,  Wis.,  and  Madison,  Wis.,  where  Prof. 
Kerr  is  now  on  the  Faculty  of  the  University. 
There  she  died  in  1890.  She  was  an  active 
worker  in  the  missionary  societies  of  the  Con¬ 
gregational  churches  with  which  she  was  con¬ 
nected  and  various  benevolent  societies.  She 
was  Vice  President  and  an  active  member  of  the 
Madison  Literary  Club.  She  was  an  instructor 
in  the  College  in  the  year  following  her  gradua¬ 
tion  and  visited  it  many  times  in  the  60’s  and 
once  in  1874. 

Helen  E.  Brown  was  married  in  1859  to  Dr.  John  Carlton,  to  whom 
she  was  spared  but  three  short  years.  Previous 
to  her  marriage  she  had  been  instructor  two 
years  in  the  Seminary.  Her  homes  were  in 
Naperville,  Ill.,  and  Shirley,  Mass.,  where  she 
was  connected  with  the  Congregational  Church. 

Mrs.  Carlton  died  June  20,  1862. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Clarke  returned  to  the  Sem¬ 
inary  in  September,  1857,  to  take  charge  of  the 
Department  of  Music.  In  March  following, 
after  a  few  days’  illness,  she  met  a  sudden 
and  lamentable  death.  She  was  a  devoted 
teacher  and  greatly  beloved  by  both  teachers 
and  pupils. 

We  have  been  unable  to  obtain  any  record  of  Marietta  Cleveland. 


Helen  E.  Brown 


Katherine  Fuller  Brown 


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We  know  only  that  she  married  William  Dewson  and  has  since  died. 

Lucy  A.  Danley  married  Dr.  Bingham  and  in  1876,  several  years  after 
his  death,  married  Mr.  Griffith  Beynon.  After  her  second  marriage  she 

spent  three  years  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  ten  years 
in  Owatonna,  Minn.,  and  Brookings,  S.  D., 
where  she  died  in  1893.  She  was  most  active 
in  the  mission  work  of  the  Presbyterian  and 
Congregational  Churches  with  which  she  was 
connected. 

Mary  P.  Green  married  Joseph  Blount,  a 
physician.  Five  of  her  six  children  are 
living  and  five  grandchildren.  One  of  her 
daughters  was  in  Rockford  for  one  year 
She  has  been  a  devoted  home-maker,  doing 
what  outside  work  she  could  in  the  Sunday 
School  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Her 
Lucy  A.  Danley  Her  homes  have  been  in  Rockford,  Ill., 


and  Byron,  Ill.,  from  which  places  she  has 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  nearly  every  year  since 
her  graduation. 

Carolina  A.  Potter  is  perhaps  best  known 
to  all  the  alumnae  as  teacher  for  ten  years  in 
the  Department  of  History  of  the  College, 
from  1872-1882.  Many  a  student  of  those  days 
clusters  most  of  her  pleasant  memories  around 
the  name  of  Miss  Potter.  In  1884  she  was 
married  to  Col.  C.  M.  Brazee,  a  prominent  lawyer 
of  Rockford,  devotedly  filling  the  duties  of 
mother  to  his  four  children.  After  his  death, 
her  life  again  turned  to  literary  pursuits,  par¬ 
ticularly  as  leader  of  Literary  Clubs,  Chairman  of  Art  and  Literary 
Departments  of  State  and  City  Federations,  and  spending  much  time  in 
preparing  programs  for  various  literary  organizations.  She  has  traveled 
extensively  in  Europe  and  the  United  States.  Her  church  work  has  been 
in  connection  with  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Rockford,  her  only 
permanent  home.  She  has  been  President  of  the  Alumnae  Association 
and  acted  on  many  committees.  314  South  Second  street,  Rockford,  Ill. 

Mary  W.  Town  married  Isaac  Claflin,  a  real  estate  dealer,  and  made 
her  home  in  Chicago  and  Lombard,  Ill.  She  died  in  the  latter  place  in 


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1900.  Of  her  ten  children  five  are  living.  And  of  three  grandchildren 
there  are  two  living.  Two  daughters  attended  Rockford,  one  and  two 

years  respectively.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church  of  Lombard  and 
for  ten  years  President  of  the  Illinois  Woman’s 
Home  Missionary  Union. 

Class  of  1856 

Anna  Burrell  was  the  wife  of  Hon.  W.  M. 
Buckley,  Judge,  State  Senator,  planter  and  far¬ 
mer.  She  had  seven  children  and  thirteen 
grandchildren.  She  was  connected  with  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  lived  in  Freeport,  Ill., 
on  a  plantation  in  Alabama  eleven  years,  and 
a  farm  in  Marion,  Ill.  She  died  in  Freeport  in 
1895. 

None  of  Abby  Gates  Kendig’s  classmates  could  give  any  information 
of  her.  She  was  living  in  Chicago  at  the  time  of  her  death  and  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Chicago  Rockford  Association. 

Sarah  A.  Grady  has  spent  thirty  years  of  her  life  teaching,  mostly  in 
Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  been  active  in  many  philanthropies  but  chiefly  in 
W.  C.  T.  U.  She  has  taught  in  the  Baptist  Sunday  School  and  has  been 
President  of  the  Missionary  and  Ladies’  Aid  Societies.  For  fourteen 
years  she  was  Secretary  of  the  Women’s  Home  Mission  Work  in  the  Rock 
River  Baptist  Association.  Address  518  Walnut  street,  Rockford,  Ill. 

Celestia  Johnson  married  Rev.  D.  J.  Jones 
and  with  him  has  made  her  home  in  Oberlin, 

Ohio,  Crete  and  Lincoln,  Neb.,  and  Chicago. 

Five  of  her  six  children  are  living.  Her  work 
has  been  active  in  the  mission  societies  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  Twice  she  has  visited 
the  Seminary,  in  1868  and  1873.  Address  164 
Forty-second  place,  Chicago. 

Olive  Johnson  married  S.  M.  Benedict. 

Three  sons  and  one  daughter  were  given  her. 

One  son  only  is  now  living  and  the  only 
daughter  died  while  home  from  her  mission 
work  in  South  Africa.  Mrs.  Benedict  lived  in 


Celestia  Johnson 


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Buda,  Ill.,  and  Lincoln,  Neb.,  dying  in  the  latter  place  in  1898.  She  was 
active  in  all  work  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

Susan  Johnson  lived  but  four  years  after 
her  graduation.  Meanwhile  she  had  been 
married  to  Alexander  McIntosh,  Clerk  of  the 
Circuit  Court.  Her  home  was  in  Rockford  and 
then  in  Joliet,  where  she  died,  leaving  one 
daughter,  who  graduated  from  Wellesley  College 
and  was  Assistant  Principal  of  Englewood  High 
School  until  her  death. 

Martha  C.  Lathrop  has  spent  most  of  the 
years  of  her  life  in  India  as  missionary  to  the 
women,  sent  out  by  the  Presbyterian  Board. 
Her  work  was  done  in  Calcutta  and  Allahabad. 
Since  her  return  to  this  country  she  resides  at 
Olive  Johnson  112  North  Los  Robles  avenue,  Pasadena,  Cal., 

where  she  is  a  member  of  the  Shakespeare  Club  and  a  worker  in  the 
Industrial  Department  of  the  Consumers’  League. 

Josephine  Moffatt  spent  some  time  in  New  York  City  after  her 
graduation  in  studying  music,  for  which  she  had  a  rare  talent.  After  her 
return  to  Rockford  a  long  and  severe  illness  resulted  in  her  death  in 
1864.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Second  Congregational  Church  in 
Rockford. 

Mary  E.  Morrill  has  spent  her  life  in  teach¬ 
ing  and  in  the  faithful  performance  of  home 
duties,  including  the  care  of  sick  and  aged 
parents  and  other  friends.  She  has  been  active 
in  various  branches  of  benevolent  and  Christian 
work  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  which  she 
is  a  member.  Her  home  has  been  in  Peca- 
tonica,  Ill.,  and  now  is  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  at 
4534  Richie  street.  Her  interests  carried  her 
to  the  College  every  year  until  her  removal 
East  in  1877  and  twice  since  then. 

Sarah  E.  Nichols  married  L.  D.  Collins,  a 
manufacturer,  and  lived  in  the  early  years  of 
her  married  life  in  Belvidere,  Ill.,  but  of  late  in 
Chicago  at  614  Washington  Boulevard,  where  she  has  taken  an  active 


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part  in  all  branches  of  Women’s  Club  work,  being  a  member  of  the  Irving 
Literary  Society,  West  End  Woman’s  Club  and  the  Fortnightly.  She  is 

a  member  of  the  Union  Park  Congregational 
Church  and  active  in  the  Sunday  School  and 
benevolent  societies.  The  great  sorrow  of  her 
life  has  been  the  recent  loss  of  her  only  child, 
a  son.  She  has  been  President  of  the  Alumnae 
Association  and  has  held  various  offices  in  the 
Chicago  Association.  From  1864  until  1896 
she  did  not  visit  her  Alma  Mater  but  has  fre¬ 
quently  been  there  since. 


No  record  could  be  found  of  Cornelia  Paine 
Thomas. 


Sarah  E.  Nichols 


Mary  E.  Preston 
was  active  in  all 
branches  of  philan¬ 
thropic  work  in  Rockford,  both  city  and 
college.  She  was  Secretary  of  the  Monday 
Club,  Vice-Regent  and  Registrar  of  the  D.  A. 
R.,  President  of  the  Student’s  Aid  Society  and 
active  in  the  benevolent  work  of  the  Con¬ 
gregational  Church.  Her  interest  never  wavered 

in  her  Alma  Mater. 


She  died 
1903. 


March  8, 


Mary  E.  Preston 


No  record  could 

be  obtained  of  Rosetta  Price,  who  married 
Capt.  Jas.  W.  Anthony. 

Lila  A.  Sabin  was  married  to  Dr.  Benj.  T. 
Buckley,  who  died  in  1899.  One  only  of  her 
three  sons  is  living  but  all  three  of  her  grand¬ 
children.  The  chief  work  of  her  life,  outside 
of  her  home,  has  been  for  woman’s  political 
equality.  A  good  deal  of  her  time  has  been 
spent  in  travel  in  the  United  States,  while  her 
home  was  in  Freeport,  Ill.,  where  she  was  active 
in  the  mission  work  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  She  is  now  living  in  Wells- 


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ville,  Mo.  She  has  frequently  visited  the  College,  though  not  since  1896. 


Henrietta  Topliff 


Henrietta  Topliff  was  married  to  C.  H.  Chadbourne,  a  banker,  who 
died  in  1900.  Five  children  have  been  born  to  her,  four  of  whom  are 
living,  and  three  grandchildren.  Her  chief  work  has  been  in  the  W. 
C.  T.  U.  and  the  missionary  work  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  Her  homes  have 
been  in  Columbus,  Wis.,  and  Rochester  and 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  while  she  has  traveled 
extensively  in  Europe,  South  America  and 
this  country.  She  has  not  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  since  1860,  but  has  been  President  of  the 
Minnesota  Rockford  Association.  Address  126 
Oak  Grove  street,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Isabella  Twogood  married  J.  F.  Hervey 
and  has  spent  most  of  her  life  since  in  Chicago, 
broken  with  numerous  trips  to  Europe  and 
several  winters  in  California.  She  has  been 
most  active  in  the  Chicago  Association  as 
President  for  five  years.  It  was  during  her 
presidency  that  the  Scholarship  Fund  was  finished  and  presented.  She 
has  one  daughter  and  one  granddaughter.  She  has  visited  Rockford 
many  times  in  the  past  ten  years.  Address  2953  Michigan  avenue, 
Chicago. 

Class  of  1857 

Marion  Y.  Chamberlain  married  John 
Loop,  and  lives  at  714  Douglas  avenue,  Elgin, 
Ill.  Her  husband  is  not  living.  (Can  obtain 
no  further  record.) 

Julia  M.  Clark  married  David  Brainard 
Brooks,  a  general  hardware  merchant.  After 
18  years  of  married  life  she  was  left  a  widow. 
Her  home  is  at  16  Huntington  street,  Hartford, 
Conn.  She  has  had  six  children — four  sons  and 
two  daughters — of  whom  three  sons  and  one 
daughter  are  living.  She  has  two  grandchildren. 
Her  life  has  been  a  domestic  one  except  for  the 
writing  of  occasional  literary  papers.  She  has 
in  the  church  and  city  philanthropic  interests.  She  has 


Julia  M.  Clark 


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been  for  15  years  on  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Woman’s  Aid 
Society.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  is  active  in 
all  departments  of  church  work.  She  has  taken  various  trips  along  the 
New  England  coast.  Hartford  has  always  been  her  home.  She  visited 
her  Alma  Mater  in  1860. 

Lucy  Depue  married  J.  Baldwin  Lyman,  a  physician,  and  lives  at 
92  Washington  square,  Salem,  Mass.  Mr. 

Lyman  is  deceased.  Mrs.  Lyman  has  had  eight 
children,  of  whom  four  are  living.  A  son,  Dr. 

Charles  Lyman,  is  a  very  prominent  physician 
and  surgeon  in  Denver,  Col.  She  has  five 
grandchildren.  Her  life  has  been  a  domestic 
one.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Salem  Woman’s 
Club.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congrega¬ 
tional  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School  and 
benevolent  work.  She  lived  in  Rockford  and 
Elgin,  Ill.,  before  going  to  Salem.  She  was 
President  of  the  Alumnae  Association  in  1858, 
and  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  many  times. 

She  was  “Resident  Graduate”  teacher  in  her 
Alma  Mater. 

Mary  Lucina  Ferry  was  born  April  16,  1837,  in  Ottawa  county, 
Michigan.  She  and  her  twin  brother,  Edward  P.  Ferry,  were  the  first 
white  children  born  in  that  county.  She  married  Galen  Eastman  Dec.  14, 
1858,  in  Grand  Haven,  Mich.,  and  died  in  San  FYancisco  June  2,  1903. 
Her  husband  preceded  her  to  the  church  above  several  years.  She  had 
thirteen  children,  of  these  eight  are  left  to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  good 
mother,  a  faithful  friend  and  a  zealous  worker  in  the  church.  She  has 
had  ten  grandchildren  and  of  these  seven  are  living.  For  a  number  of 
years  Mrs.  Eastman  was  Secretary  and  Corresponding  Secretary  of 
the  California  Home  Missionary  Union.  Her  church  affiliations  were 
Congregational,  and  she  was  active  in  the  work  of  the  Ladies’  Aid 
Society  and  the  Missionary  Society.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  last 
in  1897.  With  a  firm  faith  in  the  infinite  she  crossed  the  river  after 
patient  and  uncomplaining  suffering,  and  the  large  number  of  people 
who  attended  the  last  sad  rites  were  witnesses  of  a  life  nobly  planned 
and  lived.  Her  daughter  Elizabeth  was  instructor  in  Rockford  College 
for  ten  years. 

Fanny  Hooker  was  married  December  11,  1861,  to  G.  H.  Hollister,  a 


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money  loaner  and  banker.  She  lived  in  Rockton,  Ill.,  until  her  husband’s 

death  in  1890.  Since  then  she  has  lived  in 
Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota.  She  has  had  six 
children  and  all  are  living.  She  has  had  four 
grandsons  and  six  granddaughters,  of  these 
there  are  living  one  grandson  and  five  grand¬ 
daughters.  Mary,  her  oldest  daughter,  attended 
Rockford  College  for  three  years.  In  regard 
to  occupation  she  says:  “Domestic,  with  literary 
sandwiched  in.  My  philanthropies  have  been 
none,  unless  trying  to  make  good  citizens  of  our 
sons  comes  under  that  head.”  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  is  active 
in  all  departments  pertaining  to  church  work. 
She  spent  two  years  abroad,  visiting  all  the 
Fanny  Hooker  principal  places  of  interest  in  Europe,  including 

Ober-Ammergau.  She  has  been  an  officer  in  the  Alumnae  Association 
and  visited  her  Alma  Mater  many  times,  the  last  time  in  1897,  the  fortieth 
anniversary  of  her  graduation,  when  she  and  Mrs.  Eastman  represented 
the  class  of  1857.  The  Rapid  Transit  Round  Robin  of  this  class  has  been 
continuously  in  existence,  except  for  an  interruption  of  five  years. 

Julia  J.  Paine  married  William  Hyde  and 
Diego  Co.,  Cal.  Her  husband  is  deceased, 
record.) 

Marion  A.  Sackett  married  Samuel  Skemp, 
a  leading  salesman  with  John  V.  Farwell  &  Co., 
after  the  fire  with  Hamlin,  Hale  &  Co.,  then 
with  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.,  dry  goods 
merchants  in  Chicago,  Ill.  Her  husband  died 
in  1888  and  she  now  lives  in  Maywood,  Ill.  She 
has  had  eleven  children  and  a  step-daughter — 
six  boys  and  six  girls  in  all.  Of  these  there 
are  living  four  daughters  and  four  sons.  Most 
of  them  graduated  from  grammar  school  and 
Oak  Park  High  School.  She  has  had  30  grand¬ 
children,  of  whom  20  are  now  living.  “Her  time 
has  been  occupied  in  school  teaching,  domestic 
duties  and  in  trying  to  rear  a  family  that  would 
be  a  credit  to  themselves,  their  parents  and 


lives  at  Escondido,  San 
(Can  obtain  no  further 


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their  country.”  She  has  had  no  time  for  clubs.  Her  church  affiliations 
are  Baptist.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Rockford  College  Association  of 
Chicago.  She  has  traveled  in  England,  Canada,  California,  Washing¬ 
ton  and  many  states.  She  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  only  a  few  times 
since  1857.  She  writes:  “To  Miss  Anna  P.  Sill,  the  grandest  woman  1 
ever  knew,  I  owe  my  chance  of  completing  my  course  of  study.  I  had 
the  desire  and  ambition  and  she  gave  me  the  opportunity ,  and  I  owe  her  a 
debt  of  gratitude  I  can  never  forget.  She  certainly  was  and  is  my  highest 
ideal  of  a  grand ,  noble  woman ,  never  to  be  forgotten.  Her  character 
impressed  itself  upon  all  who  came  in  contact  with  her.” 

Cordelia  Sherman  died  many  years  ago,  is  all  the  record  that  has 
been  secured. 

Elizabeth  Strunk  married  Mark  Ripley.  She  died  long  ago,  is  the 
only  record  secured. 

Julia  F.  Wheat  married  in  June,  1866,  Martin  Correll,  a  retired  miner. 
She  died  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  July  18,  1867,  leaving  a  little  son,  who  is  now 
married  and  has  one  child.  Her  life  was  a  domestic  one.  She  was 
Secretary  of  the  Rockford  Ladies’  Aid  Society.  Her  church  affiliations 
were  Presbyterian,  and  she  was  much  interested  in  church  work.  She 
traveled  North  and  visited  St.  Paul  and  the  Great  Lakes.  Her  home  was 
in  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  she  visited  her  Alma  Mater  every  year  until  her 
death. 

Class  of  1858 

Sarah  Blood  married  Rev.  H.  G.  McArthur,  D.  D.,  who  died  Feb.  20, 
1895,  at  Fort  Atkinson,  Wis.,  where  his  widow  continues  to  live  with  her 

daughter,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Wilcox.  The  only  other 
child  she  ever  had  was  a  son,  Henry  B. 
McArthur,  who  resides  in  Beloit,  Wis.  She  has 
four  grandchildren.  Her  life  has  been  a 
domestic  one.  She  has  been  active  in  W.  C. 
T.  U.  work.  She  was  a  charter  member  of  the 
Tuesday  Club  (federated)  of  Fort  Atkinson, 
which  was  organized  in  1881,  and  has  retained 
her  membership  continuously.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  is  active 
in  Sunday  School,  mission  and  other  church 
work.  She  has  visited  most  of  the  places  of 
interest  in  our  own  country.  Her  home  has 
been  in  McGregor,  Iowa,  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  Gene- 


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seo,  Griggsville,  Rockton  and  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  Beloit,  Wis.  She  has 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  very  many  times. 

Jennie  J.  Gorham  married  Col.  H.  C.  Forbes,  a  teacher,  who  is  not 
now  living.  Her  home  is  in  Urbana,  Ill.  She  has  had  four  children,  all 
of  whom  are  living.  One  of  her  daughters  attended  Rockford  College 
for  a  year.  Her  life  since  leaving  the  Seminary  has  been  a  domestic  one 
with  the  exception  of  five  years  of  teaching.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Congregational  and  she  is  active  in  the  missionary  society.  She  has  lived 
in  Cobden,  Delavan,  Polo  and  Princeton,  Ill.  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1881. 

S.  Marie  Montague  married  June  5,1861,  J.  M.  Woodman,  a  clergyman 
and  author,  who  died  December,  27,  1903.  Her  home  is  in  San  Leandro, 
Cal.  She  has  had  three  children.  Her  two  daughters  died  in  infancy. 
Her  son  was  educated  in  Chico  Academy  and  the  University  of  Cali¬ 
fornia  for  the  profession  of  civil  engineer.  She  has  been  occupied  with 
literary  and  professional  work,  having  taught  from  1858  to  the  close  of 
1899.  She  has  been  and  is  very  active  in  W.  C.  T.  U.  work  as  State  Vice 
President,  Superintendent  of  State  Department  and  State  Organizer  and 
Lecturer.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  was  Super¬ 
intendent  of  a  Sunday  School  for  30  years.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
in  1860,  1881  and  1891.  She  writes:  “I  will  say  here  that  I  traveled 
through  various  Eastern  and  Middle  States  in  1861,  visiting  points  of 
interest  to  travelers  at  that  point  and  in  1862  came  to  this  State  by  water , 
sailing  from  New  Jersey  January  1,  1862,  and  came  via  Panama.  Since 
then  I  have  crossed  the  continent  ten  times  by  various  railroad  routes, 
visiting  many  points  of  interest  in  the  United  States.  In  June,  1863,  we 
settled  in  Chico,  Cal.,  and  my  husband  and  I  founded  Chico  Academy,  of 
which  he  was  principal  and  I  vice-principal.  Then  we  both  taught  con¬ 
tinuously  until  1896,  when  we  sold  out,  and  in  1899  came  to  San  Leandro 
to  live.  Most  of  my  life  was  spent  in  Chico,  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
little  cities  of  our  golden  state.  Our  special  work  was  preparing  students 
for  the  State  University  and  later  for  Stanford  University,  to  which 
institutions  we  sent  many  pupils.  On  my  vacation  trips  I  usually  delivered 
lectures  and  occupied  pulpits  en  route.  My  husband  was  called  ‘up 
higher’  a  little  more  than  a  year  ago,  after  a  long  life  of  great  usefulness 
in  the  Master’s  work.  He  published  several  books  on  scientific  and 
theological  topics.” 

Lavinia  N.  Norton  married  Wm.  YV.  DeWolf,  who  was  a  lawyer 


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before  entering  the  ministry.  He  is  not  now  living.  She  lives  at  3203 
South  Seventh  street,  Tacoma,  Wash.  She  has  had  four  children  and 
three  grandchildren,  and  all  are  living.  One  of  her  daughters  attended 
Rockford  College  for  two  years.  She  has  spent  her  time  in  teaching 
before  her  marriage,  and  in  home  life  since.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Tacoma  Bible  Study  Club.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian,  and 
she  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  Sunday  School  and  guilds.  She  has 
traveled  extensively  in  this  country  and  is  now  in  Europe.  She  has  made 
her  home  in  Richmond,  Dixon  and  Decatur,  Ill.,  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
Centerville,  Cal.,  Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Wash.  She  has  been  very  active 
in  the  work  of  the  Rockford  College  Association  of  the  Pacific  North¬ 
west,  being  its  President.  She  has  been  President  of  the  Alumnae 
Association  and  visited  her  Alma  Mater  from  1858  to  1873  at  commence¬ 
ment  time,  and  again  in  1888. 

Angelina  I.  Paine  married  Rev.  A.  Pinkerton,  and  lived  in  Wisconsin, 
Michigan  and  Illinois.  She  never  had  any  children.  Her  life  was  a 
domestic  one.  Her  church  affiliations  were  Congregational,  and  she  was 
active  in  all  church  work.  She  is  deceased. 

Hannah  Paine  married  Dwight  E.  Moffet,  a  farmer,  and  lives  at 
Corning,  Iowa.  She  leads  a  domestic  life  and  has  one  child.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Baptist.  She  has  lived  in  Tonica  and  Forrest,  Ill.  She 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1860. 

Margaret  Paine  married  John  H.  Wells,  who  is  now  deceased.  She 
lives  at  Fairfield,  Iowa.  She  has  had  three  children,  the  only  daughter 
dying  in  infancy.  She  has  one  grandchild.  She  taught  until  married, 

but  since  then  has  been  domestic.  Her  phil¬ 
anthropic  work  has  been  mostly  through  the 
organizations  of  the  Congregational  Church  and 
City  Improvement  Society.  She  has  belonged 
to  historical  and  literary  clubs,  Chautauqua, 
and  was  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Bay 
View  Reading  Circle.  She  has  traveled  to  the 
Pacific  Coast  and  in  New  York  State.  She  has 
lived  in  Evansville,  Wis.,  and  Clarinda,  Iowa. 
She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1861  and  1886. 

Hattie  E.  Parker  married  John  Doughty,  a 
farmer,  and  lives  at  Fayette,  Iowa.  She  has 
had  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are  living,  also 


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fifteen  grandchildren,  of  whom  fourteen  are  living.  She  taught  for  four 
years,  but  since  then  has  been  domestic.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Methodist  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School  and  Epworth  League 
work.  She  lived  in  Ogle  county,  Ill.,  until  she  moved  to  Fayette,  Iowa, 
in  1871.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1859. 

The  following  sketch  of  Sarah  Price  was  written  by  one  of  her  class¬ 
mates.  “She  was  the  youngest  of  our  class, 
graduating  before  she  was  eighteen.  A  bright, 
vivacious,  happy  girl,  one  of  the  few  who  did 
not  teach,  but  was  happy  and  useful  in  her 
father’s  home  until  she  married  Mr.  John  Center 
of  Ottawa.  They  had  one  son,  Harry  Price 
Center.  The  mother  love  developed  still  more 
beautifully  the  lovely  traits  of  her  character. 
She  died  several  years  ago.” 

Eliza  W.  Rose  married  E.  T.  Cleveland 
(retired),  and  lives  at  701  Seminary  street, 
Rockford,  Ill.  Her  life  has  been  devoted  to 
home-making  and  good  works.  She  has  never 
had  any  children.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Presbyterian  and  she  is  active  in  the  work  of 
the  Sunday  School,  Missionary  Society  and  social  departments.  Her 
home  has  always  been  in  Rockford.  She  has  been  President  of  the 
Alumnae  Association  and  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee.  She  visits  her  Alma 
Mater  frequently.  “During  all  these  years 
their  class  letter  has  kept  on  its  circuit,  a  fact 
of  which  the  class  is  proud.” 

Mary  J.  Southworth  married  A.  D.  South- 
worth,  a  banker  and  real  estate  dealer,  and 
lives  at  402  College  avenue,  Northfield,  Minn. 

Mr.  Southworth  is  deceased.  She  has  had  three 
children  and  two  are  living.  One  daughter 
attended  Rockford  College  for  two  years.  She 
was  a  member  of  a  club  in  Wabasha,  Minn., 
and  is  now  of  the  Pioneer  Club  of  Northfield, 

Minn.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congrega¬ 
tional.  She  has  traveled  only  in  our  own  land. 

She  has  lived  in  Lodi,  Wis.,  and  Wabasha,  Minn. 

Mater  in  1888  and  1894. 


Sarah  Price 


Mary  J.  Southworth 

She  visited  her  Alma 


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Ellen  M.  Abbe 


Class  of  1859 

Ellen  M.  Abbe  married  Joel  Newton  Adams,  a  dealer  in  wholesale 
produce,  and  lives  at  889  West  Adams  street,  Chicago,  Ill.  She  has  no 

grandchildren  now  living.  Teaching  and  home¬ 
keeping  have  occupied  her  time.  She  is  active 
in  Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  charity  work.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she  is  active 
in  the  work  of  the  Ladies’  Aid  Society,  the  Mis¬ 
sionary  Society, the  SundaySchool  and  theBoys’ 
Club.  Her  home  was  in  Belvidere  before  com¬ 
ing  to  Chicago. 

Mary  Blodgett  married  James  W.  God¬ 
dard,  a  teacher.  Of  herself  she  writes:  “Since 
my  husband’s  death  in  1900  my  daughter  Mary 
Alice  and  I  have  our  home  together  here  at 
516  North  Adams  street,  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  where 
she  has  the  department  of  botany  in  the  State 
Normal  College.  My  oldest  son,  Edwin  C.,  is  a 
professor  in  the  law  department  and  secretary 
of  the  same  in  the  University  at  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor.  My  son,  Harry 
Newel,  is  a  professor  in  science  in  the  Wisconsin  State  Normal  at  Osh¬ 
kosh.  All  of  my  children  living  have  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Michigan.  Since  I  was  laid  by  with  serious  illness  in  1890,  I  have  not 
recovered  health  and  strength  so  as  to  take  up  active  duties  in  church  or 
community,  but  I  ‘lend  a  hand’  whenever  I  can  in  whatever  way  I  can. 
She  buried  her  eldest  daughter  and  one  grandchild,  having  two  grand¬ 
children  living.  Teaching  occupied  her 
time  until  after  marriage,  since  which 
domestic  duties  have  come  first.  She  is 
interested  in  all  lines  of  W.  C.  T.  U.  work, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  D.  A.  R.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she  has 
worked  in  all  departments  of  the  church. 

Her  home  was  in  Jacksonville,  Ill.,  before 
marriage,  and  since  then  has  been  in  Lena 
and  Winnebago,  Ill.,  since  1895  Ann  Arbor 
and  Ypsilanti,  Mich.  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  every  year  until  1890,  but  since  then 
only  in  1903. 

Theodocia  Whiting  Ryburn  (Mrs.  Thomas 
Ryburn),  of  Fairbury,Neb.,has  kindly  sent  the  Urania  Coe  and  Daughter 


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following  account  of  her  mother,  who  was  Urania  Coe:  “Her  first  husband 
was  Rev.  Edward  Payson  Whiting  (Congregationalist),  a  graduate  of  Ober- 
lin  College;  second  husband,  Albert  Guild,  of  Aurora,  Ill.,  a  retired  mer¬ 
chant,  and  third  husband,  Oscar  Payne,  a  life  insurance  agent,  general 
agent  of  Illinois.  She  had  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  and  one 
grandson.  My  brother,  Ellsworth  D.  Whiting,  graduated  from  Rush 
Medical,  1897,  passing  the  best  examination  ever  passed  for  Presbyterian 
Hospital  interneship.  In  1898,  April  26,  he  died.  Mother  died  in  Batavia, 
Ill.,  April  3,  1903.  Her  church  affiliations  were  Congregational,  and  she 
was  active  in  aid  society  and  missionary  society  work.  She  traveled 
Southeast,  and  spent  two  years  in  California  and  Oregon,  visiting  Yellow¬ 
stone  Park.  She  lived  in  Bloomingdale  when  she  was  first  married;  then  in 
DeWitt,  la.,  and  Aurora,  Ill.  I,  myself,  spentone  year  in  Rockford  College.” 

Celia  C.  Culver  married  S.  Gilbert,  a  clergyman  and  journalist, 
and  lives  at  423  North  State  street,  Chicago,  Ill.  She  has  had  one  child, 
and  says  her  time  has  been  occupied  in  home-making  and  such  other 
duties  as  belong  to  any  favored  member  of  church  and  society.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she  is  active  in  all  lines  of 
church  work.  She  has  spent  several  months  in  Europe  and  Canada  and 
various  parts  of  our  own  country.  Her  home  has  been  chiefly  in  Chicago. 

Mary  F.  Gilbert  became  a  teacher  and  died  a  year  or  two  after  grad¬ 
uation.  Her  home  was  in  Delavan,  Wis. 

Belle  L.  Pettigrew, 
who  lives  in  Sioux  Falls, 
South  Dakota,  sends  us 
her  photograph  taken 
in  December,  1903,  in 
Tokio,  Japan,  and  the 
following  account  o  f 
her  life  since  1859:  “  I 

am  single.  Teaching  and 
missionary  work  have 
occupied  much  of  my 
time  since  I  left  college. 
For  twelve  years  I 
represented  the  Wo- 
Beiie  l.  Pettigrew  man’s  Baptist  Home 

Mission  Society  as  missionary  amongthe  negroes, and  three  years  as  general 
missionary  in  South  Dakota.  In  the  fall  of  1893  I  entered  the  University 
of  Chicago  for  six  months,  then  spent  seven  months  traveling  in  Europe. 


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For  two  years  I  was  a  member  of  the  Columbus  Chapter  of  the  D.  A.  R. 
in  Washington,  D.  C.,  at  the  same  time  a  member  of  a  W.  C.  T.  U.  and 
the  Anti-Saloon  League,  also  of  a  missionary  society  and  literary  club 
connected  with  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church.  I  have  been  active  in  the 
Sunday  School  and  mission  work  of  the  church.  Last  April  (1904)  I 
returned  from  a  two  years’  trip  around  the  world,  spending  several 
months  in  Europe,  four  in  India  and  Burma,  several  days  in  the  Philip¬ 
pines,  three  months  in  China,  a  short  visit  in  Seoul,  Korea,  six  months 
in  Japan,  three  weeks  in  Hawaii  and  ten  weeks  in  California,  visiting  the 
principal  cities  from  San  Francisco  to  San  Diego.  I  went  on  my  trip  as 
a  tourist,  but  being  especially  interested  in  missions  visited  more  than 
one  hundred  mission  homes  of  all  denominations.  I  made  some  exceed¬ 
ingly  interesting  trips  with  our  missionaries  in  Burma,  China  and  Japan, 
visiting  three  places  in  Japan  where  no  foreign  woman  had  been.  I  have 
lived  in  Evansville,  Madison  and  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  Chicago,  Raleigh,  N.  C., 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  Memphis  and  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  Sioux 
Falls,  S.  D.  As  nearly  as  I  can  remember  I  visited  my  Alma  Mater  in 
1860,  ’65,’  70,  ’74  and  ’90.  I  have  settled  down  in  Sioux  Falls  in  my  own 
house,  with  many  souvenirs  of  my  recent  trip  all  about  me.  I  will  have 
much  leisure  and  hope  to  make  good  use  of  my  time;  I  am  one  of  the 
officers  of  our  local  W.  C.  T.  U.,  and  also  State  Superintendent  of  Press. 
I  have  been  in  the  University  of  Chicago  three  different  times  for  study. 
They  say  one  is  never  too  old  to  learn.” 

Harriet  A.  M.  Reed  lives  at  Hebron,  Ill.  Until  1900  her  time  was 
given  chiefly  to  teaching,  since  then  it  has  been  devoted  to  the  care  of  a 
home.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she  has  been 
active  in  Sunday  School  and  mission  work.  She  traveled  for  several 

summers.  She  has  lived  at  Marengo,  Ill., 
Madison  and  Lake  Geneva,  Wis.  She  visited 
her  Alma  Mater  last  in  1889. 

Fanny  W.  Rowland  lives  at  No.  877  South 
Leavitt  street,  Chicago.  Most  of  her  time 
since  graduation  has  been  spent  in  the  public 
schools  of  Chicago,  where  she  is  still  teaching. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Teachers’ Club 
and  a  Chautauqua  Club.  Her  church  affiliations 
are  Presbyterian,  and  she  has  taught  in  the 
Sunday  School.  She  lived  in  Rockford  before 
coming  to  Chicago.  She  was  born  and  lived 
for  17  years  in  Augusta,  Ga.  *  She  has  been 


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Vice  President  of  the  Alumnae  Association.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
in  1898  and  1903  and  several  times  before.  For  a  time  she  took  charge 
of  a  class  reading  Latin  to  oblige  an  absent  teacher,  Miss  Caroline  Bodge. 

Alvira  L.  Stevens  lives  at  618  Oak  street,  Rockford,  Ill.  She 
taught  for  one  year,  1861,  in  Rockford  Seminary,  then  went  with 
Miss  Bodge  and  Miss  Crowell  (teachers  in  the  Seminary)  to  Fox 
Lake,  Wis.  There  she  taught  for  eight  years  in  Downer  College  for 
young  women.  She  writes  :  “  In  1871  I  went  to  Bassien,  Burma,  as 

missionary  of  the  Woman’s  Baptist  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the 
West — Chicago.  Only  a  year  of  most  precious  experiences  in  the  work, 
just  a  look  at  the  work  of  Karen  Girl’s  School,  and  illness  separated  me 
from  it  all,  only  that  my  heart  remained,  and  is  there  still.”  For  16  years 
she  was  connected  with  the  work  in  Chicago  of  the  Woman’s  Baptist  For- 
eign  Missionary  Society  of  the  West.  She  lived  in  Chicago  and  Elgin, 
Ill.,  before  going  to  Rockford.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1890,  1895 
and  1904. 

Clara  Winter  married  Arthur  Everett,  a  teacher,  who  died  in  1873. 
She  lives  at  182  East  Irving  street,  Oshkosh,  Wis.  She  has  had  two 
children,  of  whom  one  is  living,  and  a  grandchild,  who  is  not  living.  She 
has  taught  in  the  Oshkosh  High  School  as  principal  and  as  assistant  (at 
present  teacher  of  Latin)  since  1873  continuously;  before  1873,  from  1865 
to  1870.  Since  1870  she  has  had  the  care  of  a  home,  much  of  the  time  of 
a  mother  and  aunt,  both  of  whom  lived  to  a  great  age,  and  passed  into 
the  higher  life  in  1900.  She  has  been  Vice  President  and  Director  of  the 
Twentieth  Century  Club.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian,  and 
she  is  active  in  the  parish  guild  for  general  work.  She  has  traveled  in 
vacation  periods  in  the  United  States.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1863. 

Class  of  1860 

Very  little  information  could  be  obtained  of  the  Class  of  1860.  None 
of  Julia  Avery  Taplin  and  Hannah  E.  Parsons,  who  have  died.  No 
answer  came  from  Tibbie  Dupue  Sprague,  whose  address  is  Des  Moines, 
la.,  nor  from  Carrie  Hatch  Barrows,  Villard,  Minn.,  although  two  requests 
were  sent.  The  addresses  of  Elizabeth  Earhart  Anderson  and  Abbie  S. 
Goodrich  have  been  lost. 

Sarah  Hall  married  George  A.  Pratt.  To  them  four  children  were 
given,  two  of  whom  are  living,  and  two  grandchildren.  One  daughter, 
Mary,  attended  Rockford  College  for  two  years.  Mrs.  Pratt  was  very 
faithful  in  attendance  on  the  Alumnae  meetings,  and  was  their  represent- 


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ative  at  the  dedication  of  Sill  Hall.  Her  home  was  Fort  Atkinson,  Wis., 
where  she  was  a  member  of  the  Tuesday  Club.  At  the  time  of  her  death, 
1904,  she  was  Regent  of  the  D.  A.  R. 


Lucy  L.  Heath  married  Henry  Plant,  a  merchant,  in  1863.  Their  two 
children  and  two  grandchildren  are  all  living.  Her  home  was  in  Minne¬ 
apolis,  Minn.,  where  she  died  very  suddenly  December  26,  1891.  She 
was  teacher  for  one  year  in  the  Seminary,  and  was  always  very  active  in 
missionary  work,  being  State  Secretary  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I.  for  twelve 
years.  She  traveled  extensively  in  her  own  country. 


Eliza  T.  Spare 


Fanny  C.  Jones  was  married  to  W.  A.  Tal- 
cott,  who  died  in  1900.  Six  children  were 
given  to  them,  one  only  of  whom  is  living,  a 
son,  with  whom  and  his  three  children  she 
makes  her  home.  She  has  been  most  active  in 
all  branches  of  benevolent  and  philanthropic 
work  of  her  home  city,  Rockford,  and,  with  her 
husband,  most  helpful  and  influential  in  sup¬ 
port  of  the  College,  of  which  she  is  trustee.  Mr. 
Talcott  was  President  of  theBoard  of  Trustees  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  She  has  been  President 
of  the  Alumnae  and  active  in  all  work  of  the 
Association,  particularly  the  Students’Aid.  She 
was  Treasurer  of  the  Illinois  branch  of  the  W. 
B.  M.  I.  and  State  Regent  of  the  D.  A.  R.  She  has  traveled  widely  in 
Europe  and  this  country. 

Mary  J.  Kent  married  Edw.  P.  Thomas,  a  lumber  merchant  and 
undertaker.  Their  four  children  and  one  grandchild  are  all  living.  Her 
homes  have  been  in  Galena,  Chicago  and  Rockford,  Ill.,  where  she  has 
been  active  in  the  Congregational  Church  in  aid  and  mission  work.  She 
has  been  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Sorosis,  a  parliamentary-politi¬ 
cal  society.  She  has  been  Vice-President  of  the  Alumnae  and  most 
faithful  in  attendance  on  their  meetings. 

Eliza  T.  Spare  married  D.  W.  Evans,  a  clergyman  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  She  has  five  children,  of  whom  one  daughter  attended  Rock¬ 
ford  for  two  years,  and  one  son  studied  piano  for  three  years  under 
Professor  Hood.  Her  only  grandchild  has  died.  Her  work  in  literary 
lines  consisted  in  contributions  to  the  press  and  magazines.  She  was 
principal  for  two  years  of  Warren  Academy,  and  principal  and  teacher  of 
art  of  Union  Academy,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  from  1887  to  1891.  In  her 


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early  days  she  was  instructor  of  mathematics  and  literature  in  the  Semi¬ 
nary,  and  in  1867  raised  several  thousand  dollars  for  the  Seminary  while 
in  New  England.  Her  home  has  been  in  Galena  and  Rockford,  though 
she  has  spent  many  summers  at  the  sea  shores,  both  Atlantic  and  Pacific, 
and  traveled  widely  in  this  country. 


Class  of  1861 


As  Elizabeth  W.  Ballard  expresses  it,  she  “  is  very  much  married,  40 
years  of  it,”  to  Col.  H.  E.  Thompson,  a  lawyer,  and  they  have  made  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich.,  their  home  until  1900,  when  they  removed  to  San  Francisco, 
where  they  are  at  present.  Two  of  her  three  children  are  living,  a  daughter 
who  after  teaching  in  Rockford  College,  1890-’91,  married  Dr.  W. 
W.  Campbell,  director  of  Lick  University,  and  a  son,  instructor  in 
Yale  College.  Her  work  outside  of  her  home  has  been  in  club  and 
literary  lines.  She  has  all  her  life  written  for  journals  and  newspapers. 
She  has  recently  published  a  book,  “Times  that  Were.”  She  was  for 
years  the  leader  of  the  short  story  class  of  the  Ladies’  Literary  Club  of 
Grand  Rapids,  chairman  of  its  Reciprocity  Committee  and  represented  it 
at  the  General  Federation  of  Clubs.  As  a  member  of  St.  Mark’s  Church, 
Grand  Rapids,  she  was  President  of  the  Daughters  of  the  King.  She  was 
Vice-Regent  of  the  D.  A.  R.  and  Vice-President  of  the  City  Federation  of 
Women’s  Clubs.  At  her  home  in  San  Francisco  she  continues  her 
journalistic  work  on  the  staff  of  the  Daily  Chronicle.  She  has  revisited 
her  Alma  Mater  but  three  times  since  her  graduation. 


Mary  O.  Brown  was  married  in  1866  to 
Moses  S.  Hinman.  Three  children  and  two 
grandchildren  were  given  them.  Her  homes 
have  been  in  Rockford  and  Naperville,  Ill.,  in 
Shirley,  Mass.,  Beloit,  Wis.,  and  Wichita,  Kan., 
where  she  died  in  1892.  In  loving  tribute  to 
her  work,  the  ladies  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  which  she  was  a  member,  placed  a 
memorial  window  in  the  new  church. 

No  record  could  be  obtained  of  Mary  Clark 
Bartlett,  Lydia  Evans  Andrews,  or  Mary  May 
Halings,  all  deceased.  Josephine  B.  Jordan, 
who  married  the  Rev.  Francis  A.  Reed,  and 

Mary  O.  Brown  ,  •  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  r  1  r 

who  is  now  a  widow,  could  not  be  touncl  trom 
her  last  address  known,  P'reeport,  Ill.  Two  letters  were  sent  to  Arabella 


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Parsons  Ingram  to  her  address  in  Philadelphia  without  any  response,  also 
to  Jennie  Parsons  Murphy  of  the  same  city. 

Anna  B.  Sewell,  as  she  says,  has  been  too  busy  to  think  of  getting 
married.  Pier  life  has  been  devoted  to  the  education  of  young  people 
and  the  betterment  of  people  in  all  ways  that  came  to  her.  She  taught 
in  Fox  Lake — now  Downer  College — for  seven  years,  was  head  of  a  larg-e 
private  school  in  Oconomowoc,  Wis.,  seven  years,  and  then  in  the  High 
School  of  her  home  town,  Stoughton,  Wis.,  for  several  years.  For  twenty 
years  she  has  been  Secretary  of  the  Wisconsin  branch  of  the  W.  B.  M.  I., 
traveling  all  over  the  state  addressing  and  organizing  branches.  She  has 
revisited  her  Alma  Mater  many  times  and  would  have  been  instructor 
there  had  she  in  her  earlier  life  found  the  opportunity  to  accept  the  work 
offered  her. 


Class  of  1862 

This  little  sketch  of  Julia  Clark  was  furnished  by  Mrs.  John  Ramsey, 
of  1803,  who  also  furnished  the  information  about  Mesdames  Toppin,  Davis 
and  Doane :  “  Of  Julia  Clark  Oxnard,  class  of  1862,  I  only  remember  her  as  a 
very  bright,  talented  girl  who  married  a  minister,  Rev.  Fred  Oxnard,  very 
soon  after  her  graduation  and  died  after  a  brief  but  very  happy  married  life 
of  about  one  year,  I  think.  She  was  the  daughter  of  a  minister.” 

Martha  P.  Dana  was  married  September  10,  1863,  to  Rev.  Peter  Mc- 
Vickar,  D.  D.,  at  that  time  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Topeka, 
Kan.  This  place  has  been  their  home  ever  since.  She  writes:  “My  husband 
died  June  5,  1903.  Most  of  his  life  was  given  to  educational  work.  He 
served  two  terms  as  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  and  was 
instrumental  in  saving  the  common  school  fund  to  the  state  of  Kansas- 
Afterwards  he  served  as  President  of  Washburn  College  for  twenty-five 
years.”  She  has  had  three  children,  of  whom  a  son  and  daughter  are 
living.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  has  been 
active  in  all  lines  of  church  work.  She  has  traveled  much  and  visited 
places  on  the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  coasts.  Before  marriage  her  home  was 
in  Waukesha,  Wis.  She  has  never  visited  her  Alma  Mater. 

Mary  J.  Davidson  was  married  to  Maj.  John  M.  Thompson,  who 
was  then  serving  with  a  Minnesota  regiment.  At  the  end  of  the  civil 
war  they  made  Joliet,  Ill.,  their  home  and  have  lived  there  ever  since. 
She  had  four  children,  of  whom  one,  a  daughter,  is  deceased.  She  also 
had  four  grandchildren.  Her  church  affiliations  were  Methodist  and  she 


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was  active  in  church  work.  .  She  was  a  member  of  the  Rockford  College 
Association  of  Chicago.  Mrs.  Thompson  died  April  16,  1905,  after 
many  months  of  severe  suffering.  The  following  is  a  short  extract  from 
an  obituary  notice  in  the  Chicago  Evening  Post:  “Mrs.  Thompson  was 
the  sister  of  Mrs.  IT.  N.  Higinbotham  of  Chicago  and  was  well  known  in 
Chicago.  She  was  prominent  in  movements  for  the  higher  education  of 
women  and  for  the  betterment  of  society.  Soon  after  her  graduation 
from  Rockford  College,  an  institution  in  which  she  was  ever  afterward 
interested,  she  was  married  to  Major  Thompson.  *  *  *  Mrs.  Thomp¬ 

son  was  instrumental  in  founding  the  Silver  Cross  Hospital  of  Joliet  and 
was  closely  identified  with  its  charities.  *  *  *  Her  husband,  a  son,  John  D. 
Thompson,  and  two  daughters,  Mrs.  Helen  E.  Fish  and  Miss  Vera 
Thompson,  survive  her.” 

Maggie  E.  Day  was  married  to  H.  H.  Blair,  who  is  now  retired  from 
business  and  lives  at  Elk  Point,  S.  D.,  where  she  has  resided  for  36 
years.  She  has  had  four  children,  of  whom  three  are  living.  She  also 
has  three  grandchildren.  Her  children  are  all  graduates  of  the  State 
University  of  South  Dakota.  She  has  led  a  domestic  life.  She  has  been 
President  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  and  also  of  a  literary  club.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  is  active  in  all  of  the  regular  church 
work.  She  has  visited  Colorado  and  Washington.  She  has  never  visited 
her  Alma  Mater. 

Emma  S.  Hall.  The  catalogue  marks  her 
as  deceased,  but  the  committee  can  obtain  no 
record. 

Josephine  A.  Miller  was  married  September 
16,  1868,  to  Marshall  L.  Hinman,  who  is  how 
retired  from  business  and  lives  at  715  Central 
avenue,  Dunkirk,  N.  Y.  She  has  had  two  chil¬ 
dren  of  whom  one  is  living.  She  also  has  two 
grandchildren.  Her  life  has  been  a  domestic 
one.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian 
and  she  is  active  in  every  department  of  the 
church.  She  has  spent  in  travel  the  winter 
months  of  each  year  since  1888.  She  has  visited 
Florida,  many  of  the  Southern  states,  California, 
Colorado,  Mexico,  Nassau,  N.  P.,  Cuba,  etc. 

Josephine  a.  Miller  She  pas  lived  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Fort  Hamilton^ 

N.  Y.,  Janesville,  Wis.,  and  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  She  is  an  enthusiastic  and 


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liberal  member  of  the  Rockford  College  Association  of  Chicago.  She 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1863  and  1893. 

Marie  M.  Miner  married  Charles  H.  Richards,  D.  D.,  a  Congre¬ 
gational  clergyman,  and  lives  at  35  Hillside 
avenue,  Mont  Clair,  N.  J.  She  has  had  six 
children,  of  whom  four  are  living.  Her  life  has 
been  domestic  and  literary.  Her  philanthropies 
have  been  home  and  foreign  missions  and  char¬ 
ities.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Monday  After¬ 
noon  Club  in  Madison,  Wis.,  and  is  of  the 
Wednesday  Afternoon  Club  in  Mont  Clair,  N. 
J.  She  is  active  in  all  departments  of  church 
work.  She  traveled  in  Europe  in  1895,  visiting 
Ireland,  England,  Scotland,  Holland,  France 
and  Belgium.  She  lived  in  Madison,  Wis.,  for 
22  years,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  for  13  years  and 
Mont  Clair,  N.  J.,  two  years.  She  visited  her 
Alma  Mater  often  from  1863  to  1890. 

Harriet  E.  Mize  married  Rev.  Robert  McCulloch.  (No  further  record 
can  be  secured.) 

“Ann  A.  Smith  Toppin  lives  on  a  farm  just  out  of  Delavan,  Wis. 
She  has  four  daughters  and  one  son.  Two  of  the  daughters  are  trained 
nurses.  One  married  a  prominent  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  who  was  afterward 
sent  to  the  Klondike  as  a  missionary.  Mrs.  Toppin  is  a  home  woman  of 
strong  moral  character,  who  has  through  much  of  discouragement  trained 
her  children  in  helpful,  useful  ways  so  that  they  have  become  self-sup¬ 
porting  and  a  power  for  good  in  the  world.” 

“Siffie  D.  Strong  spent  two  or  three  years  after  her  graduation  as  a 
teacher  in  the  Seminary,  then  married  a  Beloit  graduate,  Rev.  J.  D.  Davis, 
and  went  with  him  to  Japan.  I  am  sure  they  went  out  under  the  American 
Board.  She  was  a  most  beautiful  Christian  character  and  must  have 
accomplished  great  things  in  missionary  work.  She  with  her  husband 
and  children  made  a  visit  of  several  months  in  this  country  after  an 
absence  of  probably  ten  years.  A  short  time  after  their  return  to  Japan 
her  health  failed.  She  went  to  China  in  hopes  to  recover  her  health  with 
no  benefit.  Her  husband  decided  to  bring  her  to  her  home  country, 
hoping  this  would  restore  her  health,  but  she  died  very  shortly  after  they 
started  on  the  home  voyage.  Personally,  I  think  to-day  that  she  was  one 
of  the  most  lovely  characters  I  ever  knew,  as  consistent  in  her  Christian 


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life  as  anyone  I  have  ever  had  the  privilege  of  being  intimately  acquainted 
with.” 

“  Mrs.  Clara  Strong  Doane  was  an  older  sister.  She  also  spent  a  year 
or  two  as  teacher  of  music  at  the  Seminary,  after  her  graduation,  then 
left  to  be  at  the  head  of  the  music  department  at  Fox  Lake  Seminary. 
After  perhaps  two  years  there  she  married  Rev.  Doane  of  Micronesia  and 
went  with  him  to  that  far-off  station  as  a  missionary.  She  entered  enthusi¬ 
astically  into  the  work,  but  climate,  isolation  and  the  other  trying  con¬ 
ditions  proved  too  much  for  even  her  strong  constitution  and  cheerful 
spirit  and  she  was  obliged  to  give  up  the  work  for  a  time  and  return  to 
this  country.  When  her  health  seemed  somewhat  restored  she  went  to 
Japan  hoping  she  could  help  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  in  their  work.  Her 
husband  joined  her  there,  but  it  was  found  that  she  was  not  sufficiently 
restored  to  engage  in  the  work,  so  she  returned  to  this  country,  and  her 
husband  returned  to  his  loved  field  to  which  he  had  consecrated  his  life 
and  to  which  he  was  unselfishly  devoted.  He  died  among  the  people 
whom  he  had  served  so  faithfully  and  left  a  priceless  legacy  to  the  mis¬ 
sionary  cause  of  heroic  and  unselfish  Christian  work.  Mrs.  Doane’s  health 
was  never  fully  restored,  but  she  lived  a  quiet,  peaceful  life  at  Elgin,  Ill., 
near  her  girlhood  home.  She  has  passed  within  the  veil  within  about  a 
a  year,  I  think.”  One  of  her  classmates  writes:  “  Both  the  Strongs  were 
insane.  Siffie  threw  herself  into  the  ocean  on  the  way  home.” 

Alice  L.  Thompson  married  V.  S.  Varney  and  lives  at  Idaho  Springs, 
Col.  Her  husband  is  now  deceased.  She  has  had  five  children,  of  whom 

four  are  living.  She  has  six  grandchildren. 
Hers  has  been  mostly  a  life  on  the  farm.  She 
writes:  “Many  years  of  feebleness  followed 
my  leaving  school  and  marriage,  but  my  life  was 
rich  in  love  and  tender  care  till  1881,  when  my 
husband  was  taken  away,  leaving  me  with  the 
care  and  education  of  my  four  children  living. 
My  eldest  daughter  is  married  and  has  six  chil¬ 
dren.  My  two  sons  and  other  daughter  have 
resided  in  this  beautiful  mountain  resort  in  the 
heart  of  the  Rockies  with  me.  I  have  visited 
in  the  southern  part  of  Colorado,  enjoyed  the 
wonders  and  pleasant  places  in  the  famous 
Manitou  and  ‘  Garden  of  the  Gods  ’  and  charm- 
Aiice  l.  Thompson  ing  Colorado  Springs.  Our  own  beautiful  Den- 


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ver  and  Greeley  are  quite  familiar  home  places.  To  my  sorrow  I  have 
never  returned  to  my  Alma  Mater.”  Mrs.  Varney’s  philanthropic  work 
has  been  with  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian 
and  she  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  Missionary  Society  and  Sunday  School. 
She  was  corresponding  secretary  for  two  years  of  the  Social  Ethics  Club 
of  Idaho  Springs.  She  lived  in  Ohio,  Mo.,  two  and  a  half  years  and 
in  Colorado  since  1871.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Rockford  College 
Association  of  Chicago. 

Class  of  1863 

Jane  O.  Barnes  married  Job  Adams  Cooper,  a  banker.  Mr.  Cooper, 
who  is  now  deceased,  was  Governor  of  Colorado  in  the  nineties.  Mrs. 
Cooper  lives  at  1500  Grant  avenue,  Denver,  Col.  She  has  had  five  chil 
dren,  four  of  whom  are  living.  She  also  has  five  grandchildren.  Her 
philanthropies  have  been  many.  The  principal  one  was  in  forming  one 
of  the  earliest  clubs  of  young  people  of  limited  means,  leading  them  into 
many  works  of  philanthropies  for  those  still  more  in  need,  such  as  Sun¬ 
day  morning  breakfasts,  etc.  This  club  continued  many  years.  She 
has  been  President  of  the  Denver  Fortnightly  and  was  the  second  treasurer 
of  the  General  Federation  of  Woman’s  Clubs.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Congregational.  She  has  traveled  much  and  has  been  in  Egypt,  Pales¬ 
tine,  Greece,  the  most  of  Europe,  Mexico,  etc.  One  of  her  daughters 
was  in  Rockford  College  for  a  short  time. 

Lizzie  W.  Barnes  married  Stanton  Fordyce.  (Can  obtain  no  further 
record.) 

Jennie  C.  Blodgett  married  John  Ramsey,  a  merchant,  and  lives  at 
204  North  Plurlbut  avenue,  Belvidere,  Ill.  She  has  had  no  children. 
Her  time  has  been  occupied  in  being  a  housekeeper  or  home-maker  and 
active  in  the  musical  life.  She  has  been  President  of  the  Amateur  Musical 
Club  ever  since  its  organization  twelve  years  ago.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Fortnightly  Club  (literary)  and  has  served  as  President  for  one  year. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian  and  she  is  active  in  the  various 
departments.  She  has  traveled  for  several  summers,  visiting  Washington 
and  many  of  the  Eastern  cities,  with  many  of  the  places  of  historic  interest 
in  the  East,  also  the  Lake  Superior  region.  She  has  been  Vice  President 
of  the  Alumnae  Association  and  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  every  year 
since  graduation.  She  taught  music  for  nine  years  in  Rockford  Seminary 
after  graduation. 

Emma  M.  Brown  married  Joseph  G.  Lyford,  a  farmer,  and  lives  near 
Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  had  two  children,  both  living,  a  son  and  a 


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daughter.  She  has  one  grandchild.  Her  life  has 
been  a  domestic  one.  She  has  been  active  in  the 
Neighborhood  Aid  Society.  Her  church  affilia¬ 
tions  are  Congregational  and  she  is  active  in  the 
Sunday  School  and  mission  work.  She  has 
traveled  only  in  the  United  States.  She  has 
lived  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Rock¬ 
ford,  Ill.,  Shirley,  Mass.,  and  Naperville,  Ill. 
She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  the  sixties. 

Sara  A.  Danford.  (No  record.) 

Lucretia  May  Gardner,  whose  church  affilia¬ 
tions  were  Presbyterian,  died  shortly  after 
graduation,  at  20  years  of  age,  with  all  her  life 
hopes  and  promises  unfulfilled.  She  was  lovely 
in  character. 

Sara  C.  Horne  lives  at  90  Wakefield  street, 

Rochester,  N.  H.  For  eight  years  her  time  was 
occupiedin  teaching  in  Fox  Lake  Female  College, 
now  Downer,  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.  Since  then  she 
has  taught  in  various  common  and  high  schools. 

She  has  been  President  of  the  Shakesperean 

Club  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Rochester  Wo¬ 
man’s  Club,  Chair¬ 
man  of  the  Art  de¬ 
partment,  teacher  of 
the  French  depart¬ 
ment  and  a  member 
of  the  Philanthropic 
department.  Her  Sara  c- Horne 

church  affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she 
is  active  in  the  social  and  missionary  work  of  the 
church.  She  has  made  her  home  in  Berwick, 
Me.,  and  Dover,  N.  H.  She  has  visited  her 
Alma  Mater  but  once  since  graduation. 

Emma  Mason  Emma  Mason  married  W.  S.  Johnson,  a 

physician,  and  lives  at  5332  Washington  avenue,  Chicago.  She  has  had 
two  children  and  they  are  both  living.  She  has  led  a  domestic  life.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  travel  class.  Her  church  affiliations  are  I  resbvteiiaiy 
She  has  lived  in  Oberlin,  Ohio,  and  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  She  visited  her 


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Alma  Mater  once  before  her  marriage.  For  six  years  she  was  an  invalid 
and  only  found  relief  by  entering  a  hospital  and  undergoing  an  operation, 
which  has  been  most  successful. 

Miss  Joanna  P.  Moore,  who  lives  at  513  Mulberry  street,  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  writes:  “I  am  now  in  my  seventy-third  year.  My  work  has  been 

among  the  colored  people  of  the  South  since 
1863,  the  year  I  graduated.  I  think  I  have 
made  but  one  visit  to  the  school  since,  because 
I  have  been  too  busy  to  take  vacations.  About 
two  years  ago  I  prepared  a  little  history  of  my 
life  and  have  ordered  you  a  copy  of  that  book 
*  *  which  I  donate  to  the  College.”  From 

this  book  we  learn  that  Miss  Moore  felt  her  life 
work  was  in  the  South,  so  shesecured  the  pledge 
of  the  Sunday  School  of  the  Baptist  Church 
of  Belvidere,  Ill.,  to  send  her  $4  per  month  and 
from  the  government  transportation  and 
rations.  The  American  Baptist  Home  Mission 
Society  gave  her,  by  way  of  endorsement,  a 
commission,  at  the  same  time  stating  that  they 
could  not  pay  any  salary.  Her  first  work  was  at  Island  No.  10  and 
Helena,  Ark.  In  1866-1867  she  taught  school  in  Little  Rock.  In  April, 
1869,  she  began  work  for  the  North  Star  Baptist  Church,  Chicago,  Ill., 
where  she  remained  until  February  1,  1877,  when  she  received  the  first 
commission  of  the  Woman’s  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society  and  began 
work  in  New  Orleans.  There  she  was  instrumental  in  1879  in  founding 
Faith  Home.  In  many  places  in  Louisiana  she  helped  to  establish  Sabbath 
schools  and  church  services.  In  1884  she  started  the  Morgan  City  Read¬ 
ing  Room  and  from  then  until  1890  she  was  busy  establishing  schools.  In 
1891  she  was  sent  to  Little  Rock  and  there  originated  the  Sunshine  Bands. 
Since  1895  her  work  has  been  principally  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  she 
has  had  a  training  school,  had  charge  of  Sunshine  Bands  and  edited 
Hope,  the  organ  of  the  Fireside  Schools.  She  says  that  Hope  was  the 
first  paper  that  many  of  their  subscribers  had  ever  received.  The  closing 
word  of  the  book  is:  “Now  in  restful  faith  I  give  this  book  and  all  there  is 
of  my  poor  life,  past,  present  and  future,  into  the  hands  of  Him  who  loved 
me  and  gave  Himself  forme.  Glory  be  to  His  name,  now  and  forever.  Amen.” 

Augusta  C.  Murtfeldt  lives  at  Kirkwood,  Mo.  She  has  been  occupied 
in  teaching  in  St.  Louis  and  housekeeping  with  her  sisters.  She  writes: 


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“A  life  in  which  there  has  not  been  any  ecstatic  happiness,  nor  any  sad 
tragedy,  is  not  to  be  judged  as  either  useless  or  dull.  Many  and  varied 
interests,  assisting  to  make  a  home  in  which  we  have  entertained  a  circle 
of  charming  friends,  weeks  of  travel  in  the  North  and  East — not  abroad — 

have  made  a  full  life.”  Her  philanthropic  work 
has  been  in  the  Flower  Mission  and  Needle¬ 
work  Guild.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Tuesday 
Reading  Class  and  Secretary  of  the  Monday 
Evening  Club.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Presbyterian  and  she  is  active  in  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Society.  She  has  lived  in  Rockford, 
Ill.,  and  St.  Louis,  Mo.  She  was  a  teacher  in 
her  Alma  Mater  parts  of  two  years  and  has 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  but  once  since. 

Emma  F.  Rockwood  married  A.  J.  Cropsey 
and  lives  at  552  South  Hennepin  avenue,  Dixon, 
Ill.  Mr.  Cropsey  died  March  25,  1896.  She 
has  never  had  any  children.  Her  husband  was 
a  Union  soldier,  a  member  of  the  State  Legislatures  in  Illinois  and 
Nebraska,  a  farmer  for  a  time  and  also  a  real  estate  agent.  Her  time 
has  been  occupied  with  teaching,  postoffice  work  and  home-making. 
Her  work  has  been  along  the  line  of  temperance,  jails  and  Sunday 
Mission  at  Reform  School.  She  is  a  member  of  a  Chautauqua  Club. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian,  and  she  is  active  in  the  depart¬ 
ments  of  missionary,  Sunday  School  and  industrial  work.  She  has 
traveled  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  coasts,  visiting  the  St.  Lawrence 
and  the  mountains  of  Colorado.  She  has  made  her  home  in  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  Texas,  Utah  and  Illinois.  She  has  never  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
since  she  taught  there  for  two  years  after  graduation. 


Emma  F.  Rockwood 


Lusebin  E.  Seymour  married  Prof.  E.  C.  Abbott.  She  is  deceased. 
(No  further  record.) 

Augusta  R.  Scott,  M.  D.,  married  Dr.  Archibald  Campbell,  a  surgeon 
U.  S.  A.  The  following  account  of  her  life  is  furnished  by  her  classmate, 
Mrs.  Seely  Perry:  Augusta  Scott-Campbell  in  her  early  life  was  brilliant 
and  beautiful,  was  gifted  as  a  writer  and  gave  promise  of  a  literary  career. 
She  was  an  instructor  in  Rockford  College  for  a  year  or  two.  Immediately 
after  the  war  she  taught  in  Memphis,  where  Dr.  Campbell  was  stationed. 
After  their  marriage  they  lived  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  for  a  time,  and  then 
at  various  Western  forts.  She  had  one  child,  Gussie  Bell,  who  became  a 


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young  actress,  but  died  several  years  ago.  After  Dr.  Campbell’s  death 
she  studied  medicine,  and  practiced  in  Chicago  until  her  last  illness. 
When  practicing  her  profession  she  found  but  little  leisure  for  literary 
pursuits,  and,  as  far  as  we  know,  never  gathered  her  many  poems  into 
published  volumes. 


Sophia  L.  Smith  married  Willett  S.  Main  and  is  now  a  widow,  living 
at  511  Carroll  street  North,  Madison,  VVis.  She  has  had  six  children,  of 

whom  four  are  living.  Three  of  her  five  grand¬ 
children  are  living.  She  was  an  instructor  in 
Rockford  College  after  graduation,  but  her  life 
has  been  principally  a  domestic  one.  She  has 
been  President  of  the  Woman’s  Club  of  Madi¬ 
son.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Baptist,  and 
she  is  active  in  all  departments,  especially  mis¬ 
sionary.  At  present  she  is  enjoying  a  trip 
abroad.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Rockford 
College  Association  of  Chicago,  and  also  of 
Wisconsin.  She  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
many  times. 

Sarah  E.  P.  Stephens  was  married  August  2, 
1864,  to  A.  S.  J.  Phelps,  who  was  a  lawyer  by  pro¬ 
fession,  but  is  not  practicing  now.  Pier  home 
is  in  Santa  Maria,  Cal.  She  has  had  six  children,  the  ones  living  being 
W.  J.  Phelps,  of  Santa  Maria,  Mrs.  J.  T.  F.  Blayerty,  Los  Angeles,  and 
Mrs.W.  L.  Davis, Tacoma,  WTash.  She  has  had 
twelve  grandchildren  and  eleven  are  living. 

She  was  a  home-keeper  until  1894,  but  since 
that  time  has  resided  with  her  children.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she 
is  much  interested  in  Home  Missions.  She  has 
lived  in  Elmwood,  Ill.,  and  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1865. 


Sophia  L.  Smith 


Marie  PC  Thompson,  M.  A.,  was  married 
to  Seely  Perry,  a  dealer  in  lumber  and  coal,  who 
died  in  1900.  Her  home  is  at  633  North  Main 
street,  Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  had  one 
daughter,  now  Mrs.  Walter  P'orbes,  of  Rock¬ 
ford,  who  for  three  years  made  most  excellent 
preparation  for  Vassar  at  Rockford  College. 


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Home-making  has  been  Mrs.  Perry’s  occupation.  Her  philanthropic  work 
has  been  accomplished  through  the  city  aid  societies,  Needlework  Guild, 
Students’  Aid  Association,  etc.  She  has  been  President  of  the  Rockford 
Monday  Club,  The  Rockford  Round  Table,  The  Federation  of  Clubs  of 
Rockford,  The  Rockford  College  Association  of  Chicago,  and  the  Alum¬ 
nae  Association.  She  was  Vice  President  at  Large  of  the  Illinois  State 
Federation  of  Woman’s  Clubs.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Woman’s 
Club.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she  is  active  in 
aid  society  work  and  home  missions.  She  has  spent  much  time  in  travel 
and  visited  many  places  in  Europe  and  America.  Rockford  has  been  her 
home  all  the  time  except  for  four  years  after  her  husband’s  death,  when 
she  was  in  Chicago.  She  taught  in  her  Alma  Mater  part  of  one  year  to 
fill  a  vacancy.  She  has  been  a  Trustee  of  Rockford  College  for  many 
years;  was  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
until  she  removed  to  Chicago.  She  visits  her  Alma  Mater  continually. 

Nancy  L.  Ware  married  S.  B.  Farwell,  a  banker  and  merchant,  and 
lives  at  Osborne,  Kan.  She  has  had  six  children,  all  of  whom  are  liv¬ 
ing.  She  has  had  eight  grandchildren,  of 
whom  seven  are  living.  She  writes  that  she 
has  not  sent  any  of  her  children  out  of  her  own 
state  to  school  except  one  daughter,  who  took 
music  at  Oberlin  College.  Two  daughters 
attended  college  in  that  state.  Two  sons  attend 
Washburn  College  at  Topeka,  that  state,  and 
one  son  graduated  at  State  Normal  and  Agri¬ 
cultural  College,  and  is  now  a  lawyer.  Her 
time  has  been  occupied  principally  with  domes¬ 
tic  duties.  She  has  been  President  of  the 
Library  Association  and  active  in  various  mis¬ 
sionary  associations.  She  has  been  Treasurer 
Nancy  l.  Ware  Gf  Osborne  Literary  Club.  Her  church 

affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she  is  active  in  all  departments  of 
church  work.  She  visited  the  World’s  Fairs  at  Chicago  and  Omaha,  has 
spent  three  months  in  California  and  four  in  Colorado.  She  has  lived 
thirty-four  years  in  Osborne  county,  Kan.,  and  has  never  visited  her 
Alma  Mater. 


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Class  of  1864 

Emma  M.  Allen  went  to  New  Orleans  immediately  after  graduation,  to 
her  mother,  who  was  a  nurse  in  the  army  hospitals.  She  married  a  Mr. 
Holman,  and  is  now  deceased. 

Mary  Ashman  after  graduation  taught  in  the  West  Rockford  High 
School,  soon  afterwards  abandoning  teaching  to  marry  George  Phelps. 
A  few  years  later  she  died.  Her  husband  is  also  deceased. 

Mary  A.  Bliss  married  Henry  Dwight  and  is  now  deceased. 

Laura  A.  Bliss  is  a  Congregationalist,  and  has  given  much  time  to 
missionary  and  Sunday  School  work.  She  married  Langdon  S.  Ward, 
now  deceased,  who  was  for  years  the  Treasurer  of  the  American  Board  of 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions.  They  had  eight  children,  seven  of 
whom  are  living.  One  daughter  is  in  the  missionary  field  in  Turkey, 
where  Mrs.  Ward  is  now  visiting.  A  son  will  become  a  medical  mission¬ 
ary  in  two  years,  and  another  daughter  will  enter  missionary  work  in  a 
few  years.  She  has  lived  principally  in  Brookline,  Newton  Center  and 
Amhurst,  Mass. 

Sara  A.  Bradley  lives  at  Richland,  Mich.  Since  graduation  has  been 
occupied  a  short  time  in  teaching,  and  in  domestic,  industrial  and  literary 
work.  Belongs  to  the  Ladies’  Literary  Club  of  her  city  and  has  been 
assistant  librarian.  Has  traveled  considerably  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  and  has  been  active  in  Sunday  School  and  Missionary  Society 
work  in  connection  with  the  Presbyterian  Church.  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1867  and  1872.  Her  address  is  Richland,  Mich. 

Mattie  M.  Caswell  married  James  Thompson.  She  is  deceased. 

Mary  Jessup  was  one  of  the  class  editors 
and  graduated  with  high  honors.  Is  deceased. 

Fannie  E.  Moss  lived  at  Belvidere,  Ill., 
where  she  married  Oscar  J.  Lincoln,  remain¬ 
ing  there  as  a  home-maker  till  she  died. 

Eva  F.  Munson  for  24  years  taught  vocal  and 
instrumental  music  and  elocution,  and  has  also 
done  much  literary  work  of  note,  and  has  pub¬ 
lished  about  forty  musical  compositions,  one  of 
them,  “  Woodland  Warblings,”  being  dedicated 
to  the  Alumnae  of  Rockford  College.  Her 
most  important  work,  the  product  of  twenty 


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years  of  patient  toil,  is  a  quarto  volume,  “Woman  in  Sacred  Song,’ 
containing  the  best  that  woman  has  done  in  hymnology  in  all  time,  with 
biographical  sketches  of  most  of  the  authors.  In  the  three  thousand 
hymns  in  the  volume,  several  Rockford  Alumnae  are  represented,  includ¬ 
ing  the  author.  She  has  also  superintended  more  oratorical  medal  con¬ 
tests  for  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  than  any  other  person,  and  for  four  years  has 
been  the  State  (Illinois)  Superintendent  for  the  “Enforcement  of  Law 
and  Sabbath  Observance”  of  that  society.  She  has  given  time  to  the 
Humane  Society,  Associated  Charities  and  W.  C.  T.  U.  Was  Vice-Presi¬ 
dent  10  years  of  the  Illinois  Equal  Suffrage  Club  and  President  of  the 
Author’s  Club.  Was  President  of  the  North  End  W.  C.  T.  U.  of  Spring- 
field,  and  is  now  serving  her  eighth  year  as  President  of  the  Central 
W.  C.  T.  U.  Is  serving  third  year  as  historian  of  the  D.  A.  R.  of  Spring- 
field.  Has  traveled  much  in  the  United  States  and  Canada,  but  not 
abroad.  Belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  has  always  been  active 
in  church  work.  Married  George  C.  Smith  in  1869  but  has  no  children. 
Has  lived  at  Rockford,  Ill.,  Topeka,  Kas.,  Nebraska  City,  Neb.,  and  for 
thirty  years  at  Springfield,  Ill.,  where  her  address  is  910  West  Edwards 
street.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1870,  1894  and  1904,  and  wrote 
the  Alumnae  essay  in  1870. 

Frances  S.  Peck  married  Julius  C.  Burrows,  former  Congressman  and 
now  Senator  from  Michigan,  and  has  lived  in  Kalamazoo  and  Washington 
alternately,  having  homes  in  both  cities.  Her  time  has  been  employed  in 
domestic  and  the  social  duties  of  official  life,  but  she  has  given  much  time 
to  philanthropic  and  club  work,  such  as  the  Garfield  Hospital,  Junior 
Republic,  and  others.  She  was  President  of  the  National  Relief  Associa¬ 
tion  of  Cuba,  Vice-President  General  D.  A.  R.,  National  President  C.  A.  R., 
member  of  Washington  Club,  etc.  Has  been  active  in  the  work  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  Has  traveled  much  in  the  United  States,  Europe 
Cuba  and  Hawaii.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1865  and  twice  since 
Her  address  at  Kalamazoo  is  315  Woodward  avenue. 

Ellen  E.  Pettibone,  deceased  November  30,  1904.  Never  married, 
but  lived  a  busy  life  of  helpfulness  in  many  capacities,  most  notably  for 
17  years  in  Constantinople,  as  assistant  and  home-maker  for  her  brother, 
Secretary  of  the  publishing  department  of  the  American  Board  of  Com¬ 
missioners  for  Foreign  Missions  in  that  city,  and  as  emergency  teacher  in 
the  Girl’s  College.  After  returning  to  America  in  1893  she  lived  in  Chi¬ 
cago,  Rockton  and  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  Auburndale,  Mass.  She  belonged 
to  neighborhood  clubs  and  reading  circles  and  was  a  teacher  in  various 
Congregational  Sunday  Schools. 


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Libbie  C.  Watson  after  teaching  five  years  married  Rev.  J.  L.  Smith, 
D.D.,  Lutheran,  and  has  given  her  attention  to  her  domestic  duties  and 

church  work  since  in  Lodi,  Ill.,  Alliance,  Erie  . 
and  Ligonier,  Ohio,  and  now  in  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1868.  Just 
prior  to  her  marriage  was  offered  a  position  as 
teacher  there.  She  has  had  two  sons  and  three 
daughters,  all  now  living  except  one  daughter. 
She  was  a  Presbyterian  before  marriage.  Her 
address  is  6024  Station  street,  East  Pittsburg. 

Flora  Wheeler  is  descendant  of  John  Alden, 
her  grandfather,  Rev.  Timothy  Alden,  being 
the  sixth  in  descent  from  John  and  Priscilla. 
She  married  James  A.  Slye,  lawyer,  and  has 
had  four  children,  three  now  living.  She  is 
not  a  club  woman,  and  has  been  engaged  in 
domestic  and  literary  work.  Is  an  Episcopal¬ 
ian.  Has  lived  in  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  Wisconsin,  Iowa,  and  now  at 
the  Buckingham,  St.  Paul,  Minn.  Visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1865. 

Frances  Wiswell  never  married.  She  taught  school  for  more  than  25 
years.  Has  lived  chiefly  at  Rockford,  Ill.,  Afton,  N.  Y.,  and  Janesville, 
Wis.,  her  present  home.  She  is  a  Baptist,  and  has  taught  in  the  Sunday 
School  considerably.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1867, 1868  and  1869, 
and  taught  history  there  in  1870.  Of  late  years  she  has  given  much  time 
to  the  cultivation  of  strawberries. 

Normal  Class  of  1864 

Martha  D.  Anderson  married  H.  N.  Gibson.  Present  residence 
unknown. 

Marcia  Dearborn  married  John  Foster,  a  shoe  manufacturer,  and  has 
lived  continuously  at  Beloit,  Wis. 

Julia  La  Framboise  was  the  daughter  of  a  French  Canadian, 
who  moved  to  Minnesota  about  1843  and  married  Sleepy-Eyes,  the 
daughter  of  a  chief.  She  was  made  a  captive  by  hostile  Sioux  in  1862, 
and  after  her  release  her  father  sent  her  to  Rockford  to  be  educated  for  a 
teacher  among  the  Indians.  After  her  graduation  she  taught  the  Indians 
at  Santee,  Neb.,  until  she  went  home  in  1867  or  1868  to  die  of  consumption. 

P'rances  E.  Schlosser  taught  school  three  years  and  then  married 
O.  B.  Taft,  a  banker,  and  has  given  her  time  since  to  her  domestic  duties. 


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She  has  three  children  and  two  grandchildren.  She  lived  at  Paxton, 
Ill.,  three  years,  and  since  then  in  Chicago,  where  she  is  a  member 

of  Plymouth  Congregational  Church.  Has 
been  for  13  years  Treasurer  of  a  club  of 
22  members  which  support  a  creche,  also 
for  17  years  Treasurer  of  the  Ladies’  Aid 
Society.  Has  visited  most  of  the  cities  of 
America  and  Europe.  Has  been  President, 
Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Director  of  Chicago 
Rockford  Association.  Has  just  returned 
from  her  third  trip  abroad. 

Mary  V.  Stevens  married  L.  F.  Babcock, 
M.  D.  Lived  in  Omaha,  Neb.,  and  Dead- 
wood^.  D.  Died  in  1891.  Had  one  son  who 
is  still  living.  She  was  a  Congregationalist 
and  later  an  Episcopalian.  She  traveled 
considerably  in  the  United  States.  Her  time 
was  given  almost  solely  to  her  domestic  duties  and  to  literary  work. 

Class  of  1865 

Gertrude  Chamberlain  married  William  E.  Smith,  who  is  western 
agent  for  the  Richardson  Automatic  Scale  Co.  But  one  of  her  three 
children  is  living  and  three  grandchildren.  Her  occupations  have  been 
chiefly  domestic,  social  and  philanthropic,  the  latter  carried  on  in  the 
Baptist  Church,  of  which  she  is  a  member,  and  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Her  home 
has  been  in  New  York  City,  and  now  in  Chicago,  at  3256  Rhodes  avenue. 
She  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  Association,  having  been 
most  influential  in  its  organization  and  having  served  it  in  many  capacities 
since.  She  was  in  charge  of  the  music  department  for  some  months  soon 
after  graduation  at  the  Seminary,  during  a  temporary  absence  of  Prof. 
Hood.  She  has  traveled  extensively  in  this  country  and  in  Europe. 

Alletta  H.  Dixon  married  S.  F.  Pomeroy,  who  died  in  1904,  and  for  30 
years  has  made  her  home  in  Edgar,  Neb.  She  has  one  child.  She  was  a 
teacher  before  her  marriage  and  has  given  her  time  since  to  domestic  and 
literary  pursuits.  She  has  been  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Ladies’ 
Library  Association  and  has  given  a  good  deal  of  time  to  that  work. 
Much  time,  too,  has  been  given  to  the  missionary  and  aid  work  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  She  has  visited  many  places  of  interest  in  this 
country,  East  and  West.  In  1867  and  1893  she  visited  the  College. 


Frances  E.  Schlosser 


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Emma  Edwards  is  widow  of  H.  W.  Wooley  and  lives  at  1350  Dakin 
street,  Chicago.  She  has  always  been  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago 
Association,  having  served  it  in  many  capacities. 

For  some  reason  she  failed  to  send  a  record. 

Emma  Fay  married  Rev.  Stephen  Gates  and 
died  some  years  since.  No  further  information 
could  be  obtained  from  her  classmates. 

Minnie  B.  Fenwick  has  devoted  her  life  to 
journalistic  work.  For  14  years  she  has  been  on 
the  staff  of  the  San  Antonio  (Texas)  Daily  Express. 

Her  work  as  special  correspondent  has  carried  her 

generally  over  the 
United  States  and 
Mexico.  She  was  one 

of  the  Organizers  and  Minnie  B.  Fenwick 

first  officers  of  the  San  Antonio  History  Club, 
a  large  and  most  influential  woman’s  club.  For 
some  time  now  she  has  been  chairman  of  the 
Philanthropy  Department. 

MaryA.  Finch  was  married  in  1867  to  Frank 
W.  Sapp,  an  editor,  of  Ottawa,  Ill.  She  has  had 
four  children  and  two  grandchildren.  She  has 
been  President  of  and  held  various  other  offices 
in  the  Literary  Club 
and  Woman’s  Relief 

Mary  A.  Finch 

Corps.  She  has  been 
SundaySchool  teacher  and  fulfilled  various  other 
duties  in  the  Congregational  Church.  In  1871 
and  1884  she  visited  the  College. 

Harriet  Lewis  is  the  widow  of  Capt.  W.  P. 

Paff.  Her  address  is  Sedalia,  Mo.  She  is  an 
active  member  of  the  Sorosis  of  that  place  and 
Treasurer  of  its  Membership  Committee. 

No  information  was  obtained  of  Sarah  E. 

Madole,  deceased. 

Phoebe  L.  Pier  is  the  widow  of  Marion 
E.  Woods,  a  hardware  merchant.  She  has  one  Phoebe  l.  Pier 

son  and  one  daughter,  having  lost  two  daughters.  With  her  husband  she 


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was  a  pioneer  of  Weeping  Water,  Nqb.,  having  moved  there  from  Labor, 
la.  Since  her  husband’s  death,  13  years  ago,  she  has  made  her  home  in 
Belvidere,  Ill.,  and  in  Wray,  Col.  She  has  been  President  of  the 
vV.  C.  T.  U.  and  Secretary  of  a  musical  club.  Has  given  a  good  deal  of 
time  to  the  home  and  foreign  missionary  work  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  Address  Otis,  Col. 


Anna  J.  Riggs  married  Horace  E.  Warner,  to  whom  three  children 

were  born,  whose  care  and  education 
have  filled  her  time.  Her  homes  have 
been  in  Beloit,  Wis.,  Belle  Plain  and 
Vinton,  la.,  and  Oaks,  S.  D.  Her 
present  address  is  21  I  Street  North¬ 
west,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Harriet  J.  Rosencrans  married 
Henry  Wright,  a  mining  promoter  and 
contractor.  She  has  four  boys,  having 
lost  her  only  daughter.  Her  life  work 
has  been  in  various  lines — teaching, 
literary  and  political.  For  five  years 
she  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Control  of  State  Industrial  School  for 
Girls,  a  purely  philanthropic  work;  a 
member  of  Sailor’s  and  Soldiers’ Aid  of 
Spanish-American  War.  She  is  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  Woman’s  Club  of  Denver,  North 
Side  Woman’s  Club,  Educational  Club, 
Pioneer  Ladies’  Aid  of  Colorado,  and  of 
Colorado  Equal  Suffrage  Society.  She 

Harriet  J.  Rosencrans  has  various  offices  in  all  these 

clubs.  She  has  been  active  in  the  Sunday  School  of  the  First  Congrega¬ 
tional  Church  of  Denver.  Mrs.  Wright  was  a  member  of  the  Twelfth 
General  Assembly  of  Colorado,  being  elected  to  the  Legislature  from 
Denver  in  1899  and  again  in  1903.  Her  homes  have  been  in  Columbus, 
Wis.,  Boulder,  Col.,  and  now  1421  West  29th  avenue,  Denver.  She 
taught  in  the  Seminary  the  second  year  after  graduation,  but  has  never 
been  back. 


Sarah  E.  Safford  married  Edw.  P.  Safford  and  has  made  her  homes  in 
Illinois — DeKalb,  Mayfield  and  now  Sycamore.  What  time  has  been  left 


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from  home-keeping  has  been  given  to  Sunday  School  and  missionary 
work  in  the  Congregational  Church.  Five  of  her  six  children  are  living 

Laura  Shaw  married  John  C.  Broeksmit, 
former  auditor  of  B.,  C.  R.  &  N.  R.  R.  Three 
of  her  four  children  are  living.  Her  life  has 
been  given  to  teaching  and  domestic  duties  in 
her  homes,  Maquoketa  and  Cedar  Rapids,  la. 

Her  philanthropies  have  been  in  the  Home  for 
the  Friendless  Children,  the  Mothers’ Sunshine 
Mission  and  the  Mending  and  Sewing  Society. 

In  the  Presbyterian  Church  she  has  given  her 
time  to  the  missions  and  Sunday  School.  She 
has  traveled  widely  in  the  United  States  and 
has  revisited  Rockford  twice,  in  1867  and  1882. 

Matilda  R.  Stull  married  James  W.  Perkins, 
a  real  estate  dealer  of  Kansas  City.  Before 
her  marriage  she  had  been  a  missionary  teacher 
in  Mississippi  and  in  Kansas  City.  Her  work  has  been  chiefly  in  the 
missions  of  the  Congregational  Church.  She  has  traveled  throughout 
the  United  States  and  Canada.  Her  present  address  is  1108  Forest  avenue, 
Kansas  City. 

Mary  C.  Talcott  married  Philo  Foster  Pettibone  and  has  made  her 
home  at  159  Warren  avenue,  Chicago,  for  many  years.  She  has  been 
very  prominent  in  club  work,  chiefly  in  Chicago  Woman’s  Club  and  West 
End  Woman’s  Club.  She  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Chicago 
Rockford  Association  and  one  of  its  most  helpful  members.  Her  interest 
in  her  Alma  Mater  has  never  waned  and  has  been  expressed  in  all  help¬ 
ful  ways. 


Matilda  R.  Stull 


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No  trace  could  be  found  of  Mary  L.  Keep,  who  married  Elijah  Hol¬ 
lenbeck,  since  deceased. 

Mary  M.  Murray  is  the  widow  of  Geo.  N.  Baker.  She  was  charter 
member  of  the  Woman’s  Club  of  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.,  and  the  Century 
Club.  Her  homes  have  been  Portage,  Wis.,  and  Amsterdam,  N.Y.  Her 
present  address  is  320  Greenwood  boulevard,  Evanston,  Ill. 


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Gertrude  A.  Perkins  married  E.  B.  Newton,  a  lumber  merchant,  and 
spent  twenty  years  of  her  life  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  where  she  was 

active  in  the  various  clubs  of  the  city.  She 
was  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Federation 
of  Clubs,  President  of  the  “  Igdrasil  ”  and  vari¬ 
ous  literary  clubs  and  Shakespeare  classes  and 
musical  circles.  Her  work  has  been  special  in 
the  line  of  music,  having  given  much  time  to 
teaching  it.  She  writes  now  from  a  Kansas 
ranch,  her  present  home.  She  has  three  chil¬ 
dren  living,  having  lost  two.  One,  a  daughter, 
is  with  her,  and  of  the  two  sons,  one  is  in  Cali¬ 
fornia  and  one  still  in  the  lumber  business  in 
Grand  Rapids.  Her  life  on  the  Kansas  ranch 
Gertrude  a.  Perkins  is  a  complete  change  from  the  busy  club  life  of 

her  former  home.  But  from  the  delightful  climate  and  whole-souled, 
kind-hearted  people  she  anticipates  much  pleasure  and  hopes  for  more  in 
the  future.  Her  address  is  Jean  Haskell  County,  Kansas. 

No  information  could  be  obtained  of  Annetta  Wilson,  deceased. 


Class  of  1866 


Sarah  F.  Fisher  married  Geo.  Archer,  a  revenue  collector,  who  died 
in  1889.  Their  three  children  are  living.  Since  her  husband’s  death  Mrs. 
Archer  has  resumed  her  profession  of  teaching. 

She  has  been  teacher  of  mathematics  in  the 
Spokane  High  School  for  eleven  years.  She 
has  supplemented  her  work  by  contributing 
stories  and  poems  to  various  newspapers  and 
magazines.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Congrega¬ 
tional  Church.  Her  homes  have  been  in  Rock¬ 
ford,  Hannibal,  Mo.,  and  Dayton,  Wash.  Her 
address  is  1322  Dean  avenue,  Spokane,  Wash. 

Amelia  M.  Hollister  in  1878  married 
Almon  Chapman,  a  horticulturist.  She  lost 
her  two  sons  in  infancy  and  continued  ill  health 

has  prevented  her  taking  an  active  part  either  Sarah  f.  Fisher 

in  philanthropic  or  club  work.  Her  homes  have  been  in  Oak  Park,  Ill., 
Greeley,  Col.,  and  now  in  Fair  Oaks,  Cal.  For  six  years  previous  to  her 
marriage  she  taught  in  the  music  department  at  the  Seminary.  She  visited 
there  in  1883  and  1889. 


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Martha  C.  Howard  married  Cyrus  W.  Wells,  a  real  estate  dealer,  and 
has  made  her  home  for  many  years  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Of  her  two 

children  but  one  is  living,  a  daughter,  who 
graduated  from  Wellesley  in  1902.  Mrs.  Wells 
has  been  prominent  in  Sunday  School  work 
of  the  Plymouth  Congregational  Church  of 
Minneapolis,  having  organized  the  primary 
work  there  and  founded  the  Primary  Sunday 
School  Teachers’  Union  for  all  denominations 
twenty  years  ago.  She  is  a  D.  A.  R.  Her 
chief  work  and  best  known  has  been  in  arrang¬ 
ing  literary,  travel  and  art  programs  for  club 
use,  her  work  having  been  endorsed  by  the 
Minnesota  Federation  of  Clubs  in  1898.  In 
1903  she  prepared  work  for  the  clubs  in  eleven 
Martha  c.  Howard  different  states.  Her  work  has  been  copy¬ 

righted.  She  was  the  originator  of  the  historical  memorial  which  was 
presented  through  the  Tourists’Club  of  Minneapolis  at  the  General  Feder¬ 
ation  of  Woman’s  Clubs  in  1900  and,  being  unanimously  adopted,  resulted 
in  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Woman’s  Clubs  in  connection  with  the  World’s 
Fair  at  St.  Louis  in  1904.  She  has  traveled  extensively  in  this  country 
and  with  three  tours  in  Europe  has  fitted  herself  in  the  best  way  for  her 
special  work — parlor  talks  on  travel,  history,  literature  and  art.  Her 
address  is  2500  Stevens  avenue,  Minneapolis. 

Mary  L.  Markham  first  married  Addison  M.  Halbert,  who  died  in 
1881.  In  1890  she  married  Rev.  F.  E.  Sherman,  a  Congregational  minis¬ 
ter.  Mrs.  Sherman  has  been  occupied  as  music 
teacher,  home-keeper  and  school  teacher.  She 
was  employed  by  the  American  Missionary 
Society  to  teach  in  the  colored  settlement  in 
Topeka.  Of  her  four  children  three  are  living, 
one  son,  a  dentist,  one  a  clergyman  and  a  daugh¬ 
ter,  private  secretary  to  the  president  of  Wash¬ 
burn  College,  Topeka.  Mrs.  Sherman’s  address 
is  1271  Washburn  avenue,  Topeka,  Kan. 

No  reply  came  from  Eliza  H.  Meade 
McDuffy,  whose  address  is  given  as  1012  West 
Main  street,  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

Mary  L.  Markham 


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No  record  could  be  obtained  for  Mary  E.  Rork  Crary. 

Eliza  M.  Thomas  married  Stephen  Caswell,  a  physician  of  Rockford, 
and  is  now  deceased. 

Myra  G.  Webster  married  Edmund  W.  Burke,  a  lawyer,  and  has 
made  her  home  in  Rockford  and  Chicago.  She  was  teacher  of  water 
color  painting  and  one  year  teacher  of  German  in  the  Seminary.  She 
has  two  sons.  She  is  a  member  of  the  West  End  Woman’s  Club  of  Chi¬ 
cago  and  a  worker  in  the  Sunday  School  Aid  Society  and  mission  work 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  She  has  traveled  extensively  both 
in  this  country  and  Europe,  aggregating  several  years.  She  has  revisited 
her  Alma  Mater  many  times,  but  not  since  1896.  Her  present  address 
is  759  Adams  street,  Chicago. 


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9 

Lizzie  M.  Briggs  married  Duncan  H.  Ferguson,  a  real  estate  dealer, 
of  Rockford,  Ill.  Four  children  were  born  to  them,  one  of  whom  has 
died.  One  daughter  attended  the  College  for  part  of  a  year.  She  had 

three  grandchildren.  Mrs.  Ferguson  died  Sep¬ 
tember  10,  1887. 

Miss  Mary  E.  Lyman  devoted  her  brief  life 
to  teaching,  for  which  she  had  a  special  avoca¬ 
tion.  For  a  time  her  work  was  in  the  Semi¬ 
nary,  but  after  that  in  public  schools,  both  in 
Illinois  and  Iowa.  Her  permanent  home  was 
in  Maquoketa,  la.,  where  she  was  well-beloved 
by  pupils  and  associates.  She  died  from  con¬ 
sumption  at  Colorado  Springs,  Col.,  April  23, 
1879. 

Martha  S.  Scoville,  in  1872,  married  Rev. 
Thomas  Leake,  who  is  now  a  farmer.  The  few 
years  prior  to  her  marriage  she  taught  school. 
Her  only  daughter  died  in  infancy,  but  her  heart  and  time  have  been 
filled  with  the  care  of  others.  One  nephew  and  several  orphan  children 
owe  their  chance  in  life  to  the  loving  care  of  herself  and  her  husband. 
Her  home  has  been  in  Dixon,  Ill.,  her  address  there  Route  5. 


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Lizzie  J.  Sears  is  the  widow  of  F.  Byron  Winslow,  a  farmer.  She  has 
two  boys.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and 
always  ready  to  do  whatever  work  comes  up  to  be  done.  She  says:  “I 
live  on  a  farm,  have  a  fine  home,  many  things  to  make  me  enjoy  the 
luxuries  of  life,  two  fine  boys  and  a  firm  trust  in  God.”  Her  address  is 
Fountain,  Minn. 

Emma  G.  Spafford  married  Geo.  W.  Mason,  a  lumberman,  in  1883. 
She  says,  “  I  have  no  children  of  my  own  but  married  five.”  Two  of  these 
daughters  attended  Rockford  for  three  years  each.  She  has  five  grand¬ 
daughters.  Her  philanthropic  work  has  been  among  children  for  the 
Woman’s  Christian  Temperance  Union,  her  church  work  in  the  Sunday 
School  and  Missions  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Her  homes  have 
been  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  Eau  Claire,  Wis.  She  was  President  of  the 
Alumnae  Association  and  visited  the  College  constantly  previous  to  1883. 
Since  then  in  1884,  1886  and  1904. 


Class  of  1867 


Mary  E.  Earle  taught  in  the  Seminary  in  1869  and  1870,  leaving  to 
be  married  to  Asa  S.  Hardy,  a  merchant.  Four  of  her  six  children  are 
living.  Her  occupations  have  been  domestic,  industrial  and  literary. 
She  is  connected  with  the  Sunday  School  and  Missions  of  the  Congre¬ 
gational  Church.  She  is  the  author  of  three 
books — “Three  Singers,”  “The  Hall  of  Skulls,” 

“  Sea  Stories  for  Wonder  Eyes.”  Her  home 
has  been  in  Cleveland.  Her  present  address  is 
Unionville,  Ohio. 


No  trace  can  be  found  of  Phoebe  Holmes, 
who  married  Theron  E.  Clark. 

Emma  A.  Horning  married  Lowell  Damon, 
an  interior  decorator.  Of  her  four  children  two 
daughters  only  are  living,  one  son  having  died 
at  the  age  of  five  and  an  infant  daughter.  Mrs. 

Damon  has  been  active  in  all  branches  of  the  „  r,  _  . 

Mary  E.  Earle 

work  of  the  Plymouth  Congregational  Church 

of  Milwaukee,  where  she  has  always  made  her  home.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  College  Endowment  Club  and  the  Wheelock  Association. 


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Agnes  S.  Lyman  married  Herbert  M.  Lee,  a  lumber  merchant,  and 
her  address  is  2525  Benton  boulevard,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  although 
her  winters  are  spent  in  Florida  and  her  summers  in  the  mountains  of 
Colorado.  Of  her  four  children  three  are  living,  one  of  them  a  daughter. 

As  she  says,  she  never  worked  so  hard  in  all 
her  married  life,  caring  for  four  little  ones,  as 
she  did  in  Rockford  Seminary,  and,  though  it  is 
undoubtedly  changed  there,  she  did  not  dare 
risk  it  for  her  daughter.  She  has  always  been 
active  in  the  charity  work  of  the  Congrega¬ 
tional  Church,  but  belongs  to  no  clubs.  She 
has  never  revisited  her  Alma  Mater. 


Elizabeth  M.  Porter  married  Daniel  Fish,  a 
lawyer,  and  lives  at  2301  Third  Avenue  South, 
Minneapolis,  Minn.  All  of  her  five  children 
are  living  and  her  two  grandchildren.  For  five 
years  previous  to  her  marriage  she  was  a 
teacher,  one  of  them  being  spent  at  the  Semi¬ 
nary.  She  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Monday  Club  and  a  member  for  twenty-two  years;  President  of  Tourist 
Club  for  two  years  and  a  member  for  eleven.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church  and  a  worker  in  the  various  societies.  She  has 
revisited  her  Alma  Mater  once  only,  but  Miss  Sill  and  Miss  Hillard 
were  both  entertained  at  her  home. 


Elizabeth  M.  Porter 


Caroline  E.  Shaw  married  W.  H.  C.  Moore,  M.  D.,  and  lives  in 
Essex,  la.  All  of  her  six  children  are  living  and 
one  grandchild.  Her  life  work  has  been  home¬ 
making.  She  has  done  work  in  the  Missions  and 
Sunday  School  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Her 
home  was  once  in  Denver,  Col. 

Lucy  M.  Smith,  M.  A.,  lives  at  140  East  Gor¬ 
ham  street,  Madison,  Wis.  She  was  a  well-beloved 
instructor  in  the  English  department  at  Rockford 
for  seventeen  years,  then  for  fourteen  years  at  Lake 
Forest  University,  and  has  lived  in  Madison  since 
1898. 

No  record  could  be  found  for  Mary  A.  Wood, 
deceased,  who  married  Rev.  Alfred  A.  Newhall. 


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Normal  Class  of  1867 


Lottie  A.  Baldwin  married  George  F.  Dennick,  a  contractor,  builder 
and  brick  manufacturer.  On  his  death,  in  1879,  at  Corvallis,  Ore.,  she 

took  up  the  latter  work  and  carried  it  on  for 
fourteen  years,  caring  for  and  educating 
their  two  boys.  Eleven  years  ago  she  moved 
to  the  coast,  and  makes  her  home  at  New¬ 
port,  Ore.,  a  summer  resort  of  the  West.  On 
leaving  Rockford,  she  spent  five  years  in 
teaching,  first  in  Hannibal,  Mo.,  then  in 
Warsaw  and  South  Bend,  Ind.  Her  early 
life  in  Oregon,  ere  the  railroads  were  built, 
furnished  but  few  opportunities  for  the  work 
she  had  enjoyed.  She  assisted  in  the  County 
Teachers’  Institutes  and  was  awarded  two 
life  diplomas,  being  the  first  woman  to 
receive  such  diploma  in  the  state  of 
Lottie  A.  Baldwin  Oregon. 


Mary  E.  Beattie  married  Geo.  A.  Lowman.  Their  three  children  are 
living.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  but,  as  she  says,  not  a 
“mixer.”  She  has  traveled  all  over  the  United  States,  and  has  made 
her  homes  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  Van  Buren,  Ark.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Neosha, 
Mo.,  and  now  in  Toulon,  Ill.  She  revisited  the 
College  in  1868  and  1871. 

Sarah  M.  Earle  married  E.  A.  Wanless,  a 
clergyman  of  the  Methodist  Church.  She  has 
one  stepdaughter.  Her  work  has  been  in  con¬ 
nection  with  the  Missions  and  different  organi¬ 
zations  of  the  church,  and  her  homes  have 
been  in  many  places  in  Southern  Wisconsin 
and  Northern  Illinois.  Address  Bismarck,  Ill. 


Sarah  B.  Frisbie  married  G.  W.  Rohr,  a 
physician,  and  spent  most  of  her  married  life  in 
Rockford,  moving  there  from  Mendon,  Ill.  She 
had  six  children,  three  of  whom  died.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Second  Congregational  Sarah  m.  Earle 

Church  of  Rockford,  and  devoted  her  time  to  her  home  and  children. 
She  died  in  1885. 


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Ellen  G.  Gilbert,  after  having  charge  of  the  Normal  Department  at 
the  Seminary  for  three  years,  married  Rev.  Geo.  McLean,  a  clergyman 

of  the  Baptist  Church.  Since  then  her  occupa¬ 
tions  have  been  domestic  and  such  church  work 
as  a  clergyman’s  wife  is  called  upon  to  do. 
Her  five  children  are  all  living.  Her  homes 
have  been  in  Cordova,  Lexington,  Rochelle  and 
Princeton,  Ill.,  and  Oakland,  Cal.,  and  at  present 
in  Carpenteria,  Cal.  She  revisited  the  College 
in  1886. 

Emma  L.  Ritter  has  spent  her  life  in  teach¬ 
ing  until  1902,  when  she  retired.  The  last 
twenty-two  years  of  her  work  were  spent  in  the 
High  School  of  Norwich,  N.  Y.  Since  then  she 
has  spent  some  time  in  Kansas  and  Oklahoma. 
Her  address  is  17  Elm  street,  Norwich,  N.  Y. 

Class  of  1868 

Martha  L.  Baker  married  Luther  P.  Fitch,  M.  D.,  who  died  in  1889. 
Two  of  her  three  children  are  living,  one,  the  only  daughter,  attended 
Rockford  College  six  years,  graduating  in  1901.  The  year  after  her 
graduation  she  taught  bookkeeping  in  the  Seminary  and  acted  as  cashier- 
In  1897  she  again  entered  classes  in  the  College  for  six  weeks.  Her  occu¬ 
pations  were  teaching,  housekeeping  and  business.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Chautauqua  Club  of  Charles  City,  la.,  of  the  Literary  and  Histori¬ 
cal  Club  and  Elizabeth  Earl  Magoun  Club  of  Grinned,  la.  She  was  one 
of  the  organizers  and  charter  members  of  the  Wisconsin-Rockford  Asso¬ 
ciation.  The  last  ten  years  of  her  life  were  clouded  by  an  incurable  dis¬ 
ease.  In  January  of  1904  her  daughter  went  with  her  to  the  Presbyterian 
Hospital,  Chicago,  where  she  remained  until  her  death,  in  September  of 
that  year.  “  Her  long  days,  many  of  them  full  of  pain,  were  character¬ 
ized  by  great  good  cheer  and  unfailing  courage,  without  sign  of  com¬ 
plaint.” 

Elizabeth  Chynoweth  is  the  widow  of  Caleb  B.  Sylvester.  Her  only 
child,  a  daughter,  graduated  from  Iowa  College,  Grinned.  She  has  held 
the  office  of  President  or  Secretary  in  some  club  or  society  always.  Her 
church  work  has  been  in  the  missionary  societies  and  temperance  work. 
She  has  been  clerk  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  her  home  for  several 


Ellen  G.  Gilbert 


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years.  She  visited  Rockford  in  1875.  Her  home  has  been  continuously 
in  Ogden,  la. 

Elizabeth  M.  Griffin  married  Othman  Abbott,  a  lawyer,  and  makes 
her  home  at  705  West  I  street,  Grand  Island,  Neb.  She  has  four  children. 
She  taught  high  school  until  her  marriage, 
since  then  she  has  been  active  in  various  clubs, 
political  and  charitable.  She  was  President  of 
the  Woman’s  Suffrage  Club,  and  the  Woman’s 
Club,  of  Grand  Island.  She  was  a  member  of 
Board  of  Charities  in  1888,  delegate  to  National 
Convention  of  Charities  and  Corrections,  in 
Minneapolis,  delegate  to  Unitarian  National 
Conference,  at  Saratoga,  in  1885;  has  been  a 
member  of  city  library  since  its  foundation, 
twenty  years  ago,  and  was  member  of  Visiting 
and  Examining  Board  of  Soldiers’  Home  for 
six  years. 

Mary  E.  Holmes,  Ph.  D.,  F.  G.  S.  A.,  is  best  Elizabeth  m.  Griffin 

known  to  the  Alumnae  as  teacher  of  natural  science  for  eight  years  in 
the  Seminary.  Since  then,  beside  post-graduate  work  at  Ann  Arbor,  her 
time  has  been  devoted  exclusively  to  the  Mission  work  of  the  Presby¬ 
terian  Church,  giving  special  attention  to  work 
among  the  colored  girls  of  the  South.  She 
founded  the  Mary  Holmes  Seminary  at  West 
Port,  Miss.,  for  colored  girls,  as  a  memorial  to 
her  mother,  which,  in  1904,  had  254  girls  in  the 
boarding  department.  For  ten  years  she  has 
edited  and  published  “The  Freedman’s  Bulle¬ 
tin,  a  Monthly  News  Letter.”  She  has  been 
President  and  Secretary  of  various  departments 
of  the  missionary  work  for  years  and  a  most 
tireless  worker  in  the  cause.  For  thirty  years 
she  was  organist  in  the  church  in  her  home 
city,  Rockford.  She  is  a  member  of  various 
clubs — Sorosis,  Woman’s  Club  and  Century. 

Florence  Knapp’s  address  has  been  lost  and  no  trace  of  her  can  be 
found. 

Ella  S.  Nichols  married  James  H.  Lightbody,  and  lives  at  331 


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Seventh  street,  La  Crosse,  Wis.  She  has  two  children,  one  a  daughter, 
who  entered  the  College  this  year.  She  taught 
in  Milwaukee  Female  College  and  in  Ocono- 
mowoc  and  Freeport  Public  Schools.  Her 
philanthropies  have  been  in  associated  chari¬ 
ties,  Mission  Band,  and  Young  Woman’s  Chris¬ 
tian  Association.  She  has  been  a  member  of  a 
club  of  seven  ladies  for  twenty-two  years.  A 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  La 
Crosse,  Wis.  She  has  been  Superintendent 
of  the  Primary  Department  of  Sunday  School 
for  ten  years.  She  visited  Rockford  in  1871. 

Laura  Penfield  married  H.  PI.  Robinson,  a 
real  estate  dealer,  of  Rockford,  Ill.  She  had 
one  son  and  a  grandchild.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church,  of  Rockford, 
where  she  always  lived  and  where  she  died  in  1873. 

Mary  Price  married  H.  W.  Jones,  formerly  in  the  lumber  business, 
but  of  late  a  farmer  in  Illinois,  and  now  their  home  is  Marshalltown,  la. 
She  has  had  two  children,  but  has  lost  both.  Her  time  has  been  given 
chiefly  to  home-keeping,  but  she  has  been  President  and  Secretary  of 
the  Witennyemote  Club  and  a  member  of  the  Woman’s  Club  of  Marshall¬ 
town.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  She  has  never 
revisited  the  College. 

Ellen  R.  Shepard,  the  widow  of  Daniel  H.  Dorsett;  has  been  for 
ten  years  Principal  of  Skyland  Institute,  a  school  among  the  mountains 
of  North  Carolina,  under  the  auspices  of  the  A.  M.  A.  One  year  she 
worked  in  the  Indian  School  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  as  girl’s  manager.  She  lived 
for  some  years  in  Oak  Park,  Ill.,  where  she  was  a  member  of  the  Augusta 
and  Nineteenth  Century  Clubs.  Her  homes  have  been  besides,  in  Mar¬ 
shalltown,  Des  Moines,  and  Clinton,  la.,  and  Oberlin,  Ohio.  Her  present 
address  is  Blowing  Rock,  N.  C. 

Ellen  R.  Story  married  Robert  Johnston,  and  lives  at  2315  Grand 
avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Wisconsin  Association 
but  returned  no  reply  to  two  circulars  sent  her. 

Eva  E.  Townsend  married  D.  Selwyn  Clark,  a  physician,  of  Rock¬ 
ford,  where  she  made  her  home  until  after  his  death,  when  she  removed 
to  Chicago,  and  died  at  the  Sanitarium,  Geneva  Lake,  1900.  Her  life 
was  devoted  to  her  home  and  literary  pursuits.  She  was  interested  in 


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City  Missions  and  all  work  of  the  Congregational  Church.  She  was 
actively  connected  with  the  College,  and  worked  faithfully  in  the 
Alumnae  Association  as  President  and  Secretary,  and  in  various  other 
capacities.  She  had  two  children,  both  of  whom  are  dead.  She  traveled 
extensively  in  Europe  and  America. 

Normal  Class  of  1868 

Mary  C.  Ballou  married  T.  O.  C.  Harrison,  but  no  response  could  be 
obtained  from  the  address  at  Grand  Island,  Neb. 

Carrie  G.  Burge  married  George  Rutherford,  a  farmer,  and  lives  in 
Toulon,  Ill.  Before  her  marriage  she  was  a  teacher  and  bookkeeper. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  works  in  the  Sunday 
School  and  Missionary  Societies.  She  has  traveled  in  Europe  and 
visited  Rockford  in  1870.  She  is  a  member  of  the  pioneer  class  of  the 
C.  L.  S.  C. 

Ella  L.  Edwards  married  E.  F.  Cleveland,  a  physician,  of  Dundee, 
Ill.  Two  of  her  three  children  are  living  and  one  grandchild.  She  is  a 
Daughter  of  the  American  Revolution,  has  been  President  of  the 
Woman’s  Club,  of  Dundee,  and  Historian  of  the  Woman’s  Club  of 

Elgin.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  and  active  in  all  branches  of  Church 
work.  She  has  traveled  widely  in  the  United 
States,  in  Bermuda  Islands,  Cuba  and  Hawaiian 
Islands.  She  has  several  times  revisited  her 
Alma  Mater. 

Lucia  Johnston,  Ph.  D.,  is  one  of  the  fore¬ 
most  educators  of  Chicago.  She  has  been 
Principal  for  years  of  the  Douglas  School  there. 
She  has  been  President  and  active  worker  in 
Chicago  Associations. 

Lucy  Reynolds,  deceased,  married  Wm.  A. 
Stoockey.  She  had  two  children. 

Class  of  1869 

Frances  H.  Benson  was  a  teacher  for  some  years  in  Janesville,  Wis. 
She  was  last  heard  from  in  Watertown,  Wis.,  but  no  response  came  from 
her  when  addressed  there. 


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Sarah  A.  Culver  died  in  1903.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Congrega¬ 
tional  Church  and  active  in  its  missionary  work.  The  following  tribute 
was  given  her  by  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  of  Redfield,  S.  D.:  “It 
is  impossible  to  put  into  words  the  spiritual  blessing  to  our  own  lives 
from  one  who  walked  among  us  with  such  sublime  repression  of  herself, 
ever  wearing  the  white  flower  of  a  blameless  life.” 

Stella  T.  Lilly  has  spent  her  life  in  study  and  teaching  of  drawing 
and  designing.  Her  home  has  always  been  Whitewater,  Wis.  She  visited 
the  Seminary  in  1871,  1876  and  1883. 

No  reply  came  from  Georgia  M.  Judd,  who  married  Geo.  F.  Sabin, 
and  whose  address  is  Oshkosh,  Wis. 


Anna  S.  Moore  married  Rev.  Edward  Barrett  and  has  since  died. 
No  further  record  could  be  obtained. 


Ellen  S.  Richardson,  in  1873,  married  John  W.  Baird,  who  was  gradu¬ 
ated  from  Beloit  College  the  same  year  she  graduated  from  Rockford. 
The  three  years  previous  to  her  marriage  were  spent  in  teaching,  one  of 
them  in  the  Seminary.  Her  life  since  has  been  spent  in  home-making 
for  her  husband  and  seven  children,  but  spent  as  the  wife  of  a  missionary 

in  foreign  lands,  her  husband  having  been  sent 
out  by  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.,  and  stationed  at 
Broosa,  Turkey  in  Asia,  Monastir  and  Salo- 
nica,  Turkey  in  Europe,  Samokore,  Bulgaria. 
For  the  past  thre  years  she  has  taught  French 
in  the  Young  Men’s  Collegiate  Institute  of 
Monastir,  and  in  the  Girls’  Boarding  School, 
where  her  oldest  daughter  has  taught  for  six 
years.  Another  daughter  is  teaching  in  Stough¬ 
ton,  Wis.,  and  still  another  in  Young  Woman’s 
Christian  Association  Cooking  School  in  Bos¬ 
ton,  Mass.  She  has  visited  many  places  in 
Europe  in  her  trips  to  and  from  her  home,  and 
was  at  Rockford  in  1885. 


Ellen  S.  Richardson 


Sarah  J.  Sands  married  Rev.  J.  D.  Croissant, 
a  Methodist  Episcopal  clergyman,  now  retired,  and  lives  at  1717  Q  street 
Southeast,  Washington,  D.  C.  She  taught  in  the  Wisconsin  public  schools 
until  her  marriage.  She  has  one  son.  She  was  Chapter  Regent  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  District  of  Columbia  Secretary 


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of  same,  member  of  Abracadabra  Club,  Mt.  Pleasant  Art  Club  and  Chau¬ 
tauqua  Woman’s  Club.  She  has  spent  many  years  in  traveling,  visiting 
most  places  in  Europe, Asia,  Africa  and  the  Isles  of  the  Seas,  not  neglecting 
most  places  of  interest  on  our  own  continent. 

Carolina  T.  Warner  married  Marvin  B.  Har¬ 
rison,  clergyman  of  the  Congregational  faith. 

She  has  had  five  children.  She  was  a  teacher 
for  ten  years  previous  to  her  marriage,  and 
since  then  has  devoted  her  time  to  home-keep¬ 
ing  and  the  many  calls  for  church  work  that 
come  to  a  clergyman’s  wife.  Her  home  has 
been  in  Scribner,  Neb.,  for  twenty-three  years 
or  more. 

Sarah  F.  Anderson,  M.  A.,  resigned  her 
position  as  President  of  Rockford  College  to 
marry  Henry  A.  Ainsworth,  a  manufacturer  and 
banker  of  Moline,  Ill.  Since  her  marriage  she 
has  spent  much  time  in  travel,  going  south  or  west  every  winter  and  north 
each  summer.  She  was  President  of  the  Kindergarten  Association  of 
Moline  from  its  organization  until  it  was  made  a  department  of  the  public 
schools.  She  is  connected  with  the  Associated  Charities  of  Moline,  a 
member  of  the  Monday  Club,  Rockford,  of  the  Fortnightly  and  of  the 
Woman’s  Club,  of  Moline. 

No  reply  was  received  from  Alice  F.  Howell  Ford,  whose  address  is 
672  Seventeenth  street,  Des  Moines,  la. 

Foretta  A.  Ramsey  married  Geo.  H.  Patch,  an  artist,  now  farmer  and 
gardener,  in  1875.  She  has  one  daughter  and  three  sons.  For  three 
years  after  leaving  the  Normal  department  she  taught  a  private  school, 
then  spent  three  years  in  Mt.  Holyoke,  Mass.  She  belonged  to  a  Pres¬ 
byterian  Church,  now  federated  with  six  other  denominations.  She  has 
been  prominent  in  all  departments  of  church  work,  especially  as  leader 
of  Bible  Study  Clubs.  Her  home  was  for  a  time  in  Stevens  Point,  Wis., 
now  in  Sunnyside,  Wash. 

Carrie  S.  Woodruff  is  widow  of  John  P.  Fandon,  M.  D.  She  has  had 
two  boys,  one  only  of  whom  is  living.  She  has  lived  in  Colorado  and 
Illinois.  She  visited  Rockford  last  in  1899.  Her  home  now  is  in  Polo, 
Illinois. 


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Mary  E.  Brown  was  first  married  to  C.  A.  Griswold  and  afterward  to 
Harlan  D.  Cook,  a  manufacturer.  She  had  one  son,  and  one  grand¬ 
daughter.  She  was  connected  with  the  Woman’s  Hospital  of  Chicago. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  She  was  chairman,  and 
most  enthusiastic  worker  on  the  committee  for  raising  the  $5,000.00  schol¬ 
arship  of  the  Chicago  Association.  She  died  in  New  York  City  in  1901, 
whither  she  had  recently  moved  from  her  previous  home  in  Chicago. 

Emma  Faris  married  Henry  C.  Wilson  in 
1873.  She  spent  the  three  years  previous  to 
her  marriage  in  teaching  as  well  as  the  three 
immediately  after.  She  has  had  six  children, 
all  of  them  living  except  the  oldest  daughter, 
who  died  in  her  infancy.  The  remaining 
daughter  has  been  married  several  years,  and 
has  two  children  of  her  own.  Mrs.  Wilson’s 
life,  as  she  expresses  it,  has  been  a  “migratory 
one.  The  first  home  was  in  La  Verne,  Minn., 
then  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.  From  there,  in 
1876,  they  removed  to  Tarkio,  Mo.,  where  three 
children  were  born,  and  where  little  Lena  lies 
sleeping.  Six  years  later  they  went  to  Kansas, 
which  has  been  their  home  for  the  past  22  years. 
In  1904  one  move  more  was  made,  bringing  the  old  folks  alone  back  to 
the  old  home  at  Tarkio,  Mo.,  the  birdlings  hav¬ 
ing  all  left  the  nest.”  She  has  always  been  a 
staunch  and  active  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  Has  revisited  Rockford  but  once,  1872. 

Nettie  C.  Foote  married  Hamilton  H.  West 
in  1876.  She  had  three  children,  two  of  whom 
are  living,  a  son  and  daughter.  She  spent  much 
time  in  the  study  of  music,  chiefly  vocal.  She 
was  a  charter  member  of  the  Mendelssohn  Club 
of  Rockford,  her  home  city.  She  was  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  Congregational  Church  and  active 
worker  in  its  Sunday  Schools  and  Missions. 

After  twelve  years  of  much  suffering,  including 
blindness,  she  passed  away  in  1894. 


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No  record,  even  in  diligent  search,  could  be  found  of  Hattie  M. 
Foote. 


Anna  M  Keene 

ber  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  devoted 
much  time  to  study  and  literary  pursuits. 


Catherine  L.  Smith  was  instructor  for  many 
years  in  the  Seminary  and  afterwards  in  Galena, 
Ill.,  where  she  died  in  1889.  She  was  a  mem- 


Normal  Class  of  1870 

PImma  L.  Godfrey  married  Norman  S. 
Robinson  of  Rockford,  Ill.  She  was  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  gave  her 
time  to  the  Sunday  School  and  to  singing  in  the 

choir,  until  her  death 
in  1883. 

Fannie  G.  Hug¬ 
gins  never  married, 
but  after  teaching 
two  years  devoted 
the  rest  of  her  life 


Catherine  L.  Smith 


to  her  home  and  friends,  leading  the  just, 
helpful  life  of  the  home-keeper.  Her  home 
has  been  in  Abingdon,  Ill.,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  and  now  in  Berkeley,  Cal.,  2300  Durant 
avenue. 

Sarah  H.  Lawson  married  Rev.  A.  D. 
Adams,  a  clergyman  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  Three  children  have  been  given  her. 


Anna  M.  Keene  married  J.  O.  Stevenson,  a 
clergyman  of  the  Congregational  Church,  in 
1875.  She  had  seven  children,  four  of  whom 
are  living,  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  Her 
life  was  spent  in  teaching  and  homekeep¬ 
ing.  She  was  active  in  all  branches  of  church 
work.  Her  homes  were  in  Ellsworth,  Conn., 
Shenandoah,  Iowa,  and  in  Waterloo,  Iowa, 
where  she  died  in  1888,  mourned  greatly  by 
her  family  and  a  large  circle  of  friends.  She 
was  tutor  in  the  Seminary  in  1871  and  1872, 
and  visited  there  in  1884. 


Emma  L.  Godfrey 


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Her  homes  have  been  in  South  Dakota,  Nebraska,  Wisconsin  and 
Minnesota.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1880. 

Julia  D.  Van  Steenburg  married  Albert  Durham,  a  journalist,  to  whom 
three  children  were  born.  She  has  been  occupied  in  domestic,  club  and 
church  work.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Evanston, 
District  76;  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Evanston  Woman’s  Club, 
and  of  all  such  societies  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  “as  they  could  get 
her  to  be.”  Her  address  is  1119  Wilson  avenue,  Chicago. 

Class  of  1871 

Carmelite  S.  Brewer  married  Thos.  D. 
Christie,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  President  of  St.  Paul’s 
Institute,  Tarsus,  Turkey.  They  have  had 
seven  children,  six  of  whom  are  living.  They 
are  members  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Beloit,  Wis.  Her  home  has  been  in 
Beloit  and  Madison,  Wis.,  Andover,  Mass., 
Marash,  Andama  and  Tarsus,  Turkey  in  Asia. 
She  has  visited  principal  points  of  interest  in 
Europe  and  Western  Asia.  One  son  gradu¬ 
ated  from  Yale  in  1901,  and  is  ethnologist  in 
Philippine  Islands,  another  son  is  junior  at 
Harvard.  One  daughter  is  in  Theological 
Seminary  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  preparing  for 
missionary  work,  another,  after  three  years’ 
study  in  Europe,  is  in  high  school  in  Hartford,  and  one  daughter  lives  in 
Boston.  The  youngest  is  in  school  at  Andama,  to  leave  soon  for  foreign 
study. 

Louise  Frisbie  taught  school  for  some  years,  but  for  some  time  now 
has  devoted  her  time  to  the  care  of  an  invalid  and  aged  mother  at  her 
home  in  Mendon,  Ill. 

Mary  A.  Marston  married  Michael  Kew,  an  attorney,  and  makes  her 
home  in  San  Diego,  Cal.  She  has  had  three  children.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Wednesday  Club,  and  of  the  Amphion  (musical);  of  the  latter  she 
was  President  two  years. 

Mary  J.  Morrison  married  Geo.  H.  White  and  died  in  California  in 
1894.  She  lived  in  Fort  Atkinson  for  many  years,  where  she  was  an 
important  member  of  the  Tuesday  Club  and  of  the  Congregational 


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Church.  She  moved  from  there  to  Holly  Springs,  Miss.,  in  1888,  and  in 
1891  to  Oakland,  Cal. 

Mary  P.  Wright  has  spent  her  life  in  teaching,  most  of  the  time  in 
Iowa,  Kansas  and  Illinois.  In  1874  she  was  elected  County  Superintend¬ 
ent  of  Schools  in  Coffey  county,  Kansas.  The 
election  was  contested,  and  the  Supreme  Court 
decided  that  a  woman  could  legally  hold  such 
office.  This  was  the  test  case  for  the  United 
States.  In  1876  and  1877  she  taught  in  the 
Seminary.  From  1881  to  1889  she  was  a  mis¬ 
sionary  teacher  in  Harpoot  and  Marsovan, 
Turkey  in  Asia.  After  a  time  of  rest  spent  in 
the  United  States  she  returned,  in  1903,  to  take 
charge  of  the  Orphanage  for  Armenian  children 
in  Marsovan,  Turkey,  where  she  now  is.  Be¬ 
tween  these  intervals  of  work  in  Turkey  she 
spent  a  year  and  a  half  in  missionary  work  in 
Mexico,  and  nine  years  in  field  work  for  the 
Mary  p.  Wright  W.  B.  M.  I.,  with  headquarters  in  Chicago.  As 

representative  of  this  society  she  gave  an  address  before  the  Woman’s 
Congress  of  Representative  Women  at  the  World’s  Fair  in  1893.  She 
gave  the  missionary  address  at  the  college  during  commencement  week 
in  1899,  and  has  spoken  many  times  before  the  missionary  society 
there. 

Ida  A.  Youngs  married  Wm.  T.  Payzant,  an  accountant,  in  1873.  She 
has  two  daughters  and  one  son  and  two  granddaughters.  One  daughter 
is  married  and  living  in  Connecticut,  the  other  is  still  in  school  in  Minne¬ 
apolis.  Mrs.  Payzant’s  home  has  been  in  San  Francisco  and  Berkeley, 
Cal.,  and  for  eight  years  she  lived  in  Guatemala,  C.  A.  She  expects  in  a 
short  time  to  make  her  home  in  Mexico  City,  where  her  husband  and  son 
are  now  in  business,  while  she  herself  is  in  this  country  visiting  her 
daughter  and  mother.  Mrs.  Payzant  was  in  the  city  of  Quezaltenango 
when  it  was  so  nearly  destroyed  by  the  terrible  earthquake  in  April  of 
1902,  and  was  also  there  during  the  eruption  of  the  volcano  of  Santa 
Maria.  Both  were  times  of  exceeding  peril.  She  had  the  pleasure  of 
renewing  her  association  with  Rockford  women  when  Mrs.  Fish  this 
last  winter  gave  a  reception  for  her  in  Minneapolis  to  the  Rockford 
Association  of  the  Northwest.  She  visited  Rockford  in  1880,  1887  and 
1897. 


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Jennie  Butler  married  J.  M.  Albrecht,  a 
farmer,  and  has  always  lived  in  Tiskilwa,  Ill. 

She  has  two  boys.  For  five  years  she  taught 
in  the  public  schools  of  Tiskilwa.  She  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Woman’s  Club  for  eighteen 
years,  holding  at  times  the  offices  of  President 
and  Secretary.  She  is  a  charter  member  of  Sha¬ 
ron  Chapter  of  the  O.  E.  S.,  and  was  First 
Worthy  Matron,  holding  office  for  three  years. 

Nannie  A.  Hodsford  married  Chas.  F. 

Curtis,  a  manufacturer,  of  Clinton,  Iowa.  Three 
of  her  four  children  are  living,  and  two  grand¬ 
children.  She  was  treasurer  of  the  D.  A.  R.  and  of  the  Home  Missions 
of  Presbyterian  Church.  She  has  traveled  in  Europe  and  Old  Mexico. 

L.  Isabella  Rose  Cypert’s  record  is  given  with  1872. 

Mary  H.  Watkins  married  Francis  Whitcomb,  a  photographer,  who 
died  in  1900.  She  has  had  five  children.  One  daughter  is  attending 
Milwaukee  Normal.  She  has  been  Corresponding  Secretary  and  is  now 
Recording  Secretary  of  W.  C.  T.  U.,  and  is  church  clerk  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  in  her  home,  Bloomington,  Wis.  She  formerly  lived  in 
Bellevue,  Iowa. 

No  address  could  be  found  for  Harriet  N.  Williams,  who  married  W. 
Williams,  M.  D.,  and  who  in  1888  lived  in  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Minn. 

Class  of  1872 

S.  Alice  Addams,  widow  of  Henry  W.  Haldeman,  M.  D.,  a  banker. 
They  have  had  one  daughter,  who  attended  Rockford  one  year  and  then 
graduated  from  Dearborn  Seminary,  Chicago,  in  1904.  Mrs.  Haldeman 
has  been  President  of  the  Public  Library  of  Girard,  Kan.,  her  present 
home,  President  of  Board  of  Education,  President  and  Corresponding 
Secretary  of  Twentieth  Century  Club,  District  Federation  President, 
Chairman  of  State  Charity  Commission  of  State  Federation,  Trustee, 
Treasurer  and  Superintendent  of  Sunday  School  of  Presbyterian  Church. 
She  has  traveled  in  Europe,  Canada  and  this  country.  Her  homes  have 
been  in  Cedarsville,  Ill.,  and  Mitchellsville,  Iowa.  She  has  frequently 


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visited  the  College.  She  was  resident  graduate  and  tutor  in  1874  and 
1875. 

Phoebe  Carmichael  married  John  R.  Kerr,  station  agent  of  Pecaton- 
ica,  Ill.,  where  she  has  since  lived.  Three  of  her  four  children  are  living- 
One  daughter  is  in  the  vocal  department  at  Rockford.  Mrs.  Kerr  taught 
for  several  years,  but  since  her  marriage  has  devoted  her  time  to  her  home. 
She  was  formerly  a  Baptist,  but  is  now  a  Universalist,  and  Superintendent 
of  Sunday  School.  She  has  visited  the  College  many  times. 

Mary  Carson  is  the  widow  of  Maj.  Hugh  Jocelyn  McGrath,  of  the 

regular  army.  She  had  no  children  of  her  own? 
but  has  had  the  care  of  one  stepson.  More 
than  half  her  life  has  been  spent  in  travel  in 
Europe,  Egypt,  Cuba  and  all  over  the  United 
States.  Her  permanent  homes  have  been 
made  in  St.  Paul  and  Cuba,  and  her  present 
address  is  810  Porter  avenue,  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 
As  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church  she  has 
been  identified  in  the  work  of  the  Woman’s 
Guild.  She  has  given  time  to  the  work  of  the 
Associated  Charities  and  the  Visiting  Nurse 
Association.  Maj.  McGrath  was  wounded  in 
the  Philippines  during  the  Spanish-American 
war,  and  died  after  a  month  of  serious  illness. 
Fourth  Cavalry  in 

spent  a  busy  life, 
filled  with  work  for  others  and  much  travel 
and  enjoyment  for  herself.  She  has  visited 
in  a  leisurely  way  most  of  the  points  of 
interest  in  this  country  east,  south,  west, 
even  to  Alaska.  She  has  made  two  extended 
tours  in  Europe.  She  lived  for  many  years 
in  Rockford,  where  she  was  a  member  of  the 
Argonauts  and  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the 
Historical  and  Literary  Club.  From  there 
she  went  to  Charles  City,  Iowa,  and  for  nine 
years  has  been  teacher  in  an  industrial 
school  and  a  member  of  the  Elizabeth  Earl 


Elizabeth  Fitch 


Mary  Carson 


He  was  a  member  of  the 
the  regular  army. 

Elizabeth  P'itch  has 


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Magoun  Club.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Up  to 
1888  she  visited  the  College  almost  yearly,  since  then  but  once,  1901. 

M.  Lillie  Glasner  married  Enos.  T.  Gage.  One  only  of  her  two 

children  is  living,  and  one  grandchild.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Fortnightly  and  various 
musical  organizations  of  her  home,  Belvidere. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
and  active  in  all  of  its  work.  As  for  time 
spent  in  travel  she  says,  “  have  gone  every 
chance  that  presented.”  She  has  visited 
the  College  nearly  every  year. 

Alice  H.  Hollister  married  D.  R. 
Brearly,  and  had  two  children,  one  of  whom 
is  living.  She  lived  in  Belvidere  and  Chicago, 
where  she  died  September  2,  1876. 

Melissa  E.  Hovey  is  the  widow  of  Albert 
Melissa  e.  Hovey  S.  Kidd.  Four  of  her  five  children  are  liv¬ 

ing.  Her  life  has  been  given  to  home-keeping;  what  time  she  has  had  to 
spare  outside  of  that  she  has  given  to  work  in  the  Methodist  Church. 
She  has  traveled  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  coast,  and  her  homes 
have  been  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  Los  Angeles  County,  Cal.  Her  present 
address  is  300  Sixth  street,  San  Bernardino,  Cal.  She  has  not  revisited 
the  College  since  1880. 

Florence  L.  May  married  Brayton  W. 

Smith,  a  hardware  merchant,  and  lives  at  800 
West  College  avenue,  Jacksonville,  Ill.  She 
has  had  no  children,  but  has  one  niece  in  the 
College  at  present.  She  says,  “On  account  of 
my  deafness  I  have  not  been  able  to  take  as 
active  a  part  in  clubs  as  I  would  wish,”  still  she 
is  one  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Free 
Kindergarten,  has  been  Treasurer  of  the  D.  A. 

R.,  is  one  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the 
Ladies’  Education  Society,  and  also  takes  an 
active  interest  in  all  church  and  missionary 
work.  She  visited  the  College  in  1897  and  1904. 

Caroline  Murray  never  married,  and  made  her  home  in  Amsterdam, 
N.  Y.,  until  recently,  when  she  removed  to  Evanston,  Ill.,  where  her 


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address  is  320  Greenwood  boulevard.  She  has  been  interested  in  the 
Flower  Mission  and  Kitchen  Garden  Charity.  She  is  a  charter  member 

of  the  Evanston  Woman’s  Club.  She  is 
active  in  all  branches  of  church  work  of  the 
Congregational  Church.  She  has  visited  many 
places  in  the  United  States.  She  was  at  Rock¬ 
ford  in  1897  and  1904. 

Emma  R.  Pearson  taught  for  ten  years  and 
since  then  has  spent  most  of  her  time  at  her 
home  in  Polo,  Ill.  She  belongs  to  the  Inde¬ 
pendent  Presbyterian  Church.  Has  visited  the 
College  frequently. 

Ellen  G.  Rice  aided  in  founding  the  library 
in  Belvidere,  and  acted  as  librarian  without 
pay  until  it  was  merged  in  the  Ida  Public 
Library;  after  that  she  was  a  member  of  the 
board  until  she  married  Geo.  W.  Wilbur,  and  moved  to  Chicago.  She 
has  had  two  children;  only  one,  a  little  girl  eleven  years  old,  is  living. 
Her  home  is  now  at  325  Superior  street,  Oak  Park,  Ill.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Sesame  Art  Circle  of  Oak  Park,  and  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
She  often  visited  the  College  in  early  years,  but  last  in  1902. 

L.  Isabella  Rose  married  Z.  M.  Cypert,  a  lawyer.  She  spent  many 
years  in  study,  after  her  graduation,  in  kindergarten  work  in  New  York, 
music  and  German  at  the  College,  doing  post¬ 
graduate  work  there  and  taking  her  degree  in 
1882.  The  next  year  she  was  married  and  went 
to  her  new  home  in  Powhatan,  Ark.  There  she 
was  very  active  in  church  and  social  life,  and 
was  organist  during  the  two  years  she  lived 
there.  She  died  in  1885.  No  children  sur¬ 
vived  her. 

Lucy  J.  Stockwell  married  John  C.  Lewis, 

Vice-President  Cooper  Hose  Jacket  Co.  She 
was  professor  of  music,  belles-lettres  and  art 
in  Purdy  University,  Tennessee.  Her  benevo¬ 
lent  work  has  been  largely  in  the  Woman’s 
Relief  Corps,  the  Woman’s  Christian  Associa¬ 
tion  and  Old  Ladies’  Home.  She  belonged  to  the  Literary  Circle  of 


L.  Isabella  Rose 


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Dwight,  Ill.,  and  has  been  President  of  the  Rockford  Association  of 
the  Northwest.  She  is  active  in  all  branches  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  which  she  is  a  member.  Her  address  is  715  East  Seventeenth 
street,  Minneapolis.  She  has  not  visited  Rockford  since  1897. 

Marie  P.  Upson  never  married,  but  has 
devoted  her  life  to  educational  work.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church  and 
works  in  the  Sunday  School.  Her  homes  have 
been  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  Omaha  and  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Her  address  is  now  321  North  Eighth  street, 

Beatrice,  Neb.  She  was  County  Superintend¬ 
ent  of  Schools  in  Nebraska. 

Class  of  1873 

Miss  Parmelia  Anthony  has  led  a  quiet, 
useful  life  in  her  home  at  Sterling,  Ill.  She 
has  helped  in  the  work  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
and  wherever  there  was  work  for  her  to  do.  She  visited  the  Seminary 
every  year  until  1885,  then  again  in  1903.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Woman’s  Club  of  Sterling. 

Mary  I.  Beatie,  “spinster,”  as  she  usually  replies  to  roll  call  at 
Alumnae  meeting,  has  spent  her  home  life  in  Rockford,  and  so  has 
been  active  in  all  of  the  interests  of  the  College  and  all  the  good 
works  of  the  city.  She  taught  in  the  Preparatory  Department  of 
the  Seminary  for  a  time,  and  has  substituted  in  other  departments 
when  teachers  were  sick  or  absent  for  other  reasons.  She  has  been 
Secretary,  Treasurer,  and,  to  the  regret  of  the  Memorial  Committee 
which  she  appointed,  President  of  the  Alumnae  Association  in  1903. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Second  Congregational  Church,  active  in  all  the 
societies  and  charities  of  that  organization.  She  spent  two  years  at 
Wellesley  College  and  one  year  abroad. 

Sarah  A.  Dean  married  Frank  D.  Hinckley,  chief  grain  inspector. 
She  has  four  daughters,  one  son  and  one  grandchild.  Her  life  has  been 
spent  in  home-keeping.  She  has  visited  many  places  in  the  United  States, 
but  her  Alma  Mater  but  once,  in  1887.  Her  home  is  249  Fourteenth 
street,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 


Marie  P.  Upson 


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Marie  L.  Gardiner  married  Chas.  H.  Giffin,  a  wholesale  dry  goods 
merchant.  Four  of  her  six  children  are  living.  She  has  given  much 
time  to  music  and  literature.  Her  work  has  been  chiefly  in  the  work  of 

the  International  Sunshine  Society,  acting  as 
President  of  the  branch  in  her  home,  Upper 
Mont  Clair,  N.  J.  She  has  traveled  much  in 
this  country  and  has  lived  in  New  York,  Chi¬ 
cago,  St.  Paul  and  Boston. 

Louise  L.  Hinckley  married  Alex.  W.  Thorn- 
ley,  a  customs  broker,  and  has  lived  in  La 
Crosse,  Wis.,  Long  Prairie,  Minn.,  and  in 
Tacoma,  Wash.,  where  her  address  is  2516 
Ash  street.  She  has  had  two  children,  one  of 
whom  is  now  a  junior  at  the  College.  She 
taught  Latin  at  Rockford  for  two  years  and 
has  given  much  time  to  the  study  of  literature. 
She  was  a  member  of  La  Coterie  of  La  Crosse, 
Nisika  and  Woman’s  Club  of  Tacoma.  She  spent  seven  months  in  Europe 
and  visited  the  World’s  Fair  in  1893. 


Marie  L.  Gardiner 


Fannie  A.  Thompson  married  Dr.  N.  J.  Quintero,  and  made  her  home 
in  Lyons,  France,  2,  Ave.  Du  Quesne.  During  the  last  year  she  has  lost  one 
of  her  three  children,  a  son,  who  was  attending 
school  in  this  country.  She  has  been  active  in 
the  various  charities  of  Lyons,  chiefly  for  the 
children  of  the  poor.  She  is  a  French  Protest¬ 
ant.  She  visited  Rockford  in  1881,1887,1894 
and  1903. 

Marie  E.  Tichenor  married  Thos.  W.  Wat¬ 
son,  merchant,  and  finisher  of  kodak  work  for 
amateurs.  She  spent  some  time  in  teaching 
and  works  in  the  Sunday  School  and  Missions 
of  the  Congregational  Church.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  North  Side  Woman’s  Club  while 
her  home  was  in  Denver.  Her  address  now  is 
117  Broadway,  Waukesha,  Wis.  Her  husband’s  Marie  e.  Tichenor 

work  brings  to  her  interesting  pictures  and 

descriptions  of  all  parts  of  this  country  and  the  old.  She  visited  Rock¬ 
ford  in  1874,  1879,  1887,  1898  and  1903. 


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Class  of  1874 


Emelie  A.  Anderson  married  W.  A.  Bickel,  a  merchant  of  Geneseo, 

Ill.  Her  six  children  are  all  living.  She 
belongs  to  the  Study  Class  of  the  D.  A.  R. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church. 

Carrie  G.  Brown  married  Geo.  M.  Blake, 
attorney,  of  Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  two  sons, 
but  no  daughters  to  send  to  Rockford,  as  she 
no  doubt  would  have  done,  as  her  active  inter¬ 
est  in  the  College  has  never  ceased.  She  has 
served  in  all  capaci¬ 
ties  and  constantly 
in  the  Alumnae  Asso- 
ciation.  She  has 
spent  much  time  in 
Emelie  A.  Anderson  travel. 

Margaret  Edwards  married  Frank  Duncan, 
a  physician.  Her  married  life  was  from  1887 
to  1897,  since  which  time  she  has  been  a  book¬ 
keeper.  She  has  one  son  14  years  of  age.  She 
is  an  active  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 

of  Dallas,  Texas. 

Her  home  has  been  Chioe  j.  johnsen 

in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Mendota,  Ill.,  and  now 
447  Commerce  street,  Dallas,  Texas. 


Carrie  D.  Horn  married  Frank  A.  Early. 
She  died  in  1889,  leaving  one  son.  Her  home 
was  in  Chicago  and  Detroit,  Mich. 


Chioe  J.  Johnsen  married  A.  Swearingen, 
a  druggist  in  Leon,  Iowa,  now  retired.  Until 
her  marriage  she  spent  her  time  in  teaching. 
In  1878  and  1879  she  was  librarian  and  taught 
in  the  Seminary.  At  other  times  she  was 
teaching  music  and  also  in  the  public  schools. 
After  her  marriage  she  lived  for  several  years 
on  a  farm  in  Missouri.  On  account  of  her  husband’s  health  they  have 
spent  some  winters  on  the  Gulf  coast.  She  is  a  member -of  the  Presbyte- 


Margaret  L.  Watson 


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rian  Church  and  an  active  worker  in  the  Missions  and  Sunday  School. 
She  was  in  Rockford  in  1879. 

Margaret  L.  Watson  spent  about  ten  years  as  artist  and  organist.  In 
her  profession  as  artist  she  was  especially  successful  in  portraiture  in 
crayon  and  water  color.  She  was  organist  for  nine  years  at  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Peoria  and  one  year  in  the  Universalist.  Since  then 
her  time  has  been  devoted  to  making  a  home  for  her  aged  mother  and 
two  older  brothers.  Her  address  is  909  North  Jefferson  avenue, 
Peoria,  Ill. 


WINTER 


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Class  of  1875 

Gertrude  E.  Chapin  for  several  years  was  occupied  in  teaching,  and 
since  her  marriage  to  Albert  F.  Foster,  an  attorney  at  law,  has  been 
engaged  in  home-making.  She  has  two  sons.  The  elder,  19  years  of  age, 
is  now  at  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minn.,  and  the  second  one  is  to 
be  graduated  from  the  home  High  School  this  year.  Mrs.  Foster  has 
visited  the  College  but  once,  in  1880,  having  lived  since  her  marriage  in 
Minneapolis  and  Fitchfield,  Minn.  She  is  active  in  the  work  of  the 
Women’s  Relief  Corps,  has  served  several  years  as  President  of  the 
Fiterary  Club  of  Fitchfield  and  is  now  President  of  the  Alumnae  Asso¬ 
ciation  of  the  Northwest.  Mrs.  Foster  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  actively  engages  in  its  missionary  work. 

Mary  E.  Greenleaf  since  her  marriage  to  James  C.  Plant,  architect, 
has  lived  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  and  Washington,  D.  C.  She  has  lost 
but  one  of  her  six  children,  and  devotes  her  whole  time  to  her  family. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Mrs.  Plant  has  never 
visited  the  College  since  graduating.  Her  present  address  is  Glen  Carlyn, 
Virginia. 

Mary  E.  Pomeroy  visited  the  College  in  1876,  but  has  never  been  in 
Rockford  since.  She  taught  school  a  short  time  after  graduating,  and  in 
1879  married  Henry  M.  Wright,  a  farmer,  and  removed  to  Massachusetts, 
near  Springfield.  She  has  also  resided  in  Fee  Center,  Ill.,  and  now  is  in 
Glenwood,  Volusia  Co.,  Fla.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wright  have  lost  one  of 
their  three  daughters,  but  the  home  circle  is  enlarged  by  her  parents. 
She  holds  her  membership  in  the  Congregational  Church  of  Fee  Center, 
Illinois. 

Mary  H.  Siddle,  who  married  Andrew  Dunlap,  taught  school  a  year 
in  Illinois  and  two  years  in  New  York.  She  has  never  visited  in  Rockford 
except  during  vacation  periods,  when  the  College  was  closed.  Mr. 
Dunlap  is  a  farmer,  and  they  have  three  children,  one  of  whom  is  likely 
to  attend  Rockford  College  some  day.  They  are  active  in  the  “Farmers’ 
Clubs”  and  in  the  branches  of  work  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Mrs. 
Dunlap  is  a  member  of  several  literary  clubs.  Present  address  South 
Egremont,  Mass. 

When  Mrs.  Van  Hook  went  to  Rockford  she  was  a  widow,  having 
lost  her  husband  and  only  child  in  1872.  She  began  then  to  prepare  for 
mission  work  and  went  to  Tabriz,  Persia,  under  the  Presbyterian  Board. 
She  established  there  a  boarding  school  for  girls,  modeled  after  Rockford. 


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She  has  had  students  from  all  over  Persia,  and  her  graduates  scattered 
over  the  land  are  changing  harems  into  homes.  Mrs.  Van  Hook  has 

done  much  evangelistic  work  in  Persia  and  has 
lectured  extensively  in  this  country  on  return 
trips.  She  visited  Rockford  in  1876,  1883,  1896 
and  two  or  three  other  times.  She  has  made 
five  journeys  to  the  homeland  from  Persia,  and 
on  each  trip  visited  different  places  of  interest 
in  Europe.  Her  contributions  to  church  and 
missionary  journals  have  been  valuable.  Present 
address  Tabriz,  Persia. 

It  has  been  impossible  to  secure  any  in¬ 
formation  concerning  Frances  Windsor  Harris, 
except  that  she  married  Bert  J.  Harris,  and 
that  she  is  not  now  living. 

Alice  Wood  since  graduation  has  engaged 
in  teaching,  stenographic  work  and  home-keeping.  Since  her  marriage 
to  W.  H.  Bender,  a  merchant,  she  has  resided 
in  Ligonier,  Ind.,  and  Sturgis  and  Detroit, 

Mich.  Mrs.  Bender  has  not  visited  the  College 
since  1877.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Presby¬ 
terian  Church  and  works  in  its  Auxiliary  Aid 
Society.  She  is  a  member  of  various  literary 
clubs,  and  was  President  of  the  local  Bay  View 
Assembly  one  year.  Present  address  Ligonier, 

Indiana. 

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Class  of  1876 

Addie  L.  Brewer  has  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  twice,  once  in  1889  and  again  in  1896. 

For  several  years  she  gave  her  attention  to 
teaching,  then  the  death  of  her  mother  made 
it  necessary  for  her  to  keep  up  the  home  for  her  father.  She  has  lived 
in  Amboy,  Ill.,  Gladbrook,  Iowa,  Hartland,  Wis.,  and  now  resides  in 
Wheaton,  Ill.,  where  she  is  a  member  of  the  College  Church,  and  an 
active  worker  in  its  Sunday  School  and  missionary  societies.  She  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Ladies’  History  Club  of  Wheaton. 


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Julia  Clark  took  second  honors  upon  graduation.  Her  family  then 
moved  from  Rockford  to  Portland,  Ore.,  where  she  taught  school  for 
several  years.  Her  health  began  to  fail  and  she  died  October  31,  1882. 

Katharine  E.  Fuller  married  T.  F.  Rhinehart,  and  they  reside  in 
Belvidere,  Ill.  Of  their  three  children  only  two  are  living.  One  daughter 
has  attended  Rockford  College.  Mrs.  Rhinehart  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

Jessie  F.  Hubbard  married  George  K.  Barton,  a  merchant.  They 
had  two  children  but  both  are  dead.  Before  Mrs.  Barton’s  death  her 
homes  were  in  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  and  Fos  Angeles,  Cal.  After  her 
marriage  she  devoted  herself  to  the  home  and  the  Episcopal  Church,  of 
which  she  was  a  member. 

Florence  E.  Hyde’s  girlhood  home  was  in  Topeka,  Kan.  After 
her  graduation  with  the  first  honors  of  her  class,  she  married  Prof.  Edwin 
A.  Popenoe,  and  went  with  him  to  Manhattan,  Kan.,  where  he  was 
professor  of  entomology  in  the  Kansas  Agricultural  College.  She  died 
in  the  early  eighties,  leaving  no  children. 

Fittle  information  concerning  Nellie  Ford  has  come  to  the  editors 
of  this  book.  One  of  her  classmates  says  her  old  home  was  in  Elgin, 
Ill.,  but  that  after  her  parents’  death  she  went  to  live  with  two  aunts  in 
Chicago,  and  devoted  much  of  her  time  to  painting. 


Salome  A.  Pierson 


Salome  A.  Pierson 


taught  school  a  couple  of  years  in  Kansas,  also 
assisting  in  the  Normal  Teachers’  Institutes  of 
that  state.  In  1880  she  was  married  to  Albert 
Houston  Blair,  a  lawyer  of  the  United  States 
Fand  Office,  who  was  also  Clerk  of  the  District 
Court.  Two  daughters  of  their  three  children 
are  living  and  attend  school  in  Findsborg,  but 
the  family  home  is  at  Wa-Keeney,  Kan., 
where  the  family  are  members  of  the  Presby¬ 
terian  Church  and  engage  in  all  its  lines  of 
work.  Since  her  marriage  Mrs.  Blair  studied 
law,  but  devotes  her  whole  energy  to  domestic 
affairs,  and  such  philanthrophies  as  come  into 
frontier  life.  She  is  also  interested  in  art 
studies. 


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Class  of  1877 

Myra  F.  Baker  spent  fifteen  years  teaching  in  the  public  schools  of 
Rockford,  visiting  her  Alma  Mater  nearly  every  year.  She  served 

as  Secretary  of  the  Alumnae  Association  one 
year.  Since  giving  up  teaching  she  has  been  a 
clerk  for  four  years.  Miss  Baker  has  always 
attended  the  Congregational  Church;  and  for 
several  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  Argo¬ 
nauts,  and  the  German  Club  of  Rockford.  She 
has  visited  the  principal  points  of  interest  in 
California  and  spent  some  time  in  the  South; 
her  present  address  is  814  Sanford  street, 
Peoria,  Ill. 

Sarah  B.  Clapp  taught  for  two  years  in 
Rockford  Seminary.  In  the  early  fall  of  1879 
she  left  for  missionary  work  in  China.  She 
went  to  Kalgan,  and  was  there  married  to  the 
in  1880.  They  went  to  Fungchou,  four  miles 
from  Peking,  where  later  Rev.  Goodrich  became  Dean  of  the  Theological 
College.  His  title  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  had 
previously  been  bestowed  because  of  his  work 
as  a  translator  of  the  Bible  and  a  writer  of 
hymns.  Of  their  four  children  two  are  living, 
one  daughter  at  school  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and 
one  son,  a  boy  of  ten,  attending  the  Fungchou 
schools.  The  schools,  churches  and  homes  of 
the  missionaries  were  all  swept  away  during 
the  siege  of  Peking  in  1900,  but  several  societies 
united  in  rebuilding  a  union  college — Medical, 

Theological  and  Woman’s  College.  In  addition 
to  the  various  channels  of  missionary  work, 

Mrs.  Goodrich  is  active  in  the  “Anti-Foot¬ 
binding”  philanthropy.  Mrs.  Goodrich 
returned  to  the  United  States  in  1886,  1896  and  1901,  visiting  her  Alma 
Mater  each  time;  in  crossing  the  Pacific  six  times  she  had  glimpses  of 
Canada,  Honolulu  and  Japan;  also  London,  Paris,  Naples,  Suez,  Ceylon 
and  on  to  Peking.  She  has  lived  in  Wauwatosa,  Wi s.,  Oberlin,  Ohio, 
Rockford,  Ill.,  Kalgan  and  Fungchou,  China. 


Sarah  B.  Clapp 


Myra  F.  Baker 


Rev.  Chauncey  Goodrich 


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Mary  O.  Earle  visited  the  Seminary  in  1878  and  1879.  She  married 
Frank  H.  Payne,  a  physician  and  surgeon,  and  has  spent  her  time  in 
teaching  and  home-making.  She  also  took  an  active  interest  in  her 
husband’s  work.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  taking 
an  active  part  in  the  musical  work  of  the  services.  Her  various  homes 
have  been  Fremont,  and  Chicago,  Ill.,  and  since  her  husband’s  death 
Berkeley,  Cal. 

Imogene  S.  Pierce  has  divided  her  time  between  teaching  and 
decorative  art  in  Chicago,  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  with  intervals 
of  travel  about  the  United  States,  passing  two  interesting  winters  in 
Washington  during  Congress.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  and  identified  with  its  Sunday  School.  She  has  been  a  member 
and  officer  of  many  clubs,  among  them  the  Chicago  Woman’s  Club, 
New  York  Society  for  Political  Study,  Kindergarten  Association  of 
Washington,  D.  C.,  Woman’s  Sanitary  Feague  of  Philadelphia,  Shake¬ 
speare  Club  and  Alternate  Club  of  Chicago,  President  of  Association  for 
Promoting  the  Higher  Education  of  Women,  and  founder  of  the  Town 
and  Country  Club  of  Prince  William  County,  Virginia.  She  is  now  at 
320  East  Fifty-seventh  street,  Chicago.  She  has  delivered  courses  of 
lectures  on  Shakespeare  before  Chautauqua  Assemblies  and  in  New  York 
and  Philadelphia.  She  established  a  school  for  girls,  which  now  has 
several  hundred  pupils.  She  visited  Rockford  in  1878,  1887  and  1904. 

Caroline  Smith  visited  the  Seminary  in  1879  and  again  in  1892.  She 
has  spent  several  years  teaching,  and  is  also  an  accountant.  Miss  Smith 
is  a  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Belvidere,  Ill.  For  the 
past  five  years  she  has  lived  in  Clifton  Springs,  N.  Y. 

Class  of  1878 

Fillian  Beekman  has  devoted  her  time  since  leaving  College  to 
teaching  in  the  Academy  of  the  New  Church  at  Bryn  Athyn,  Pa.,  her 
church  affiliations  being  the  General  Church  of  the  New  Jerusalem.  Her 
places  of  residence  have  been  Romeo,  Mich.,  Chicago,  Ill.,  Bryn  Athyn, 
Pa.  At  this  latter  place  she  resides,  and  is  one  of  the  faculty  of  the 
Normal  Department  of  the  Academy. 

Kate  A.  Carnefix  visited  the  College  in  1882  and  1891.  She  married 
David  F.  Graham,  a  banker,  has  two  children,  and  has  devoted  her  whole 
attention  to  her  family.  Their  homes  have  been  in  Rock  City  and 
Freeport,  Ill.  She  is  an  active  worker  in  the  Sunday  School  and  Chris- 


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tian  Endeavor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  is  a  member  of  the  Free¬ 
port  Culture  Club. 

Carrie  Carpenter  visited  the  College  in 
1880,  1883  and  1884.  She  taught  school  for 
several  years  in  Illinois,  and  in  January,  1882, 
resigned  her  position  in  the  Rockford  school 
to  accept  a  position  in  the  schools  of  Gol¬ 
den,  Col.  On  the  23d  of  June,  1885,  she 
was  married  to  Robert  E.  Jones  of  Golden, 
Col.,  where  they  expected  to  live.  In 
August  she  was  taken  with  a  severe  illness  and 
died  September  2,  and  was  buried  in  the  West 
Side  Cemetery  at  Rockford,  Ill.  Although  not 
a  member  of  any  church,  she  always  took  an 
active  part  in  church  services  wherever  she 
lived.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Relief  Corps  in  Golden,  Col. 


Kate  A.  Carnefix 


Cora  Carpenter  visited  the  College  in  1879, 


’80,  ’81,  ’83,  ’84,  ’88,  ’89,  ’90,  ’92  and  1897,  and 
has  been  member  of  various  committees  in  the 
Alumnae  Association.  She  has  been  engaged 
in  teaching  since  leaving  College.  Her  homes 
have  been  in  Rockford  and  Lena,  Ill.,  and  in 
Golden,  Col.  She  has  traveled  in  Canada  and 
the  Atlantic  States.  Is  a  member  of  the  Chau¬ 
tauqua  Club  and  the  German  and  Unity  Clubs. 
Address  320  Douglas  avenue,  Rockford. 


Carrie  Carpenter 


A.  Lillian  Clark  several  times  visited  her 
Alma  Mater.  July  31,  1884,  she  married  C.  H. 

Kelley,  Judge  of  the  Twelfth  Judicial  District 
at  Forrest  City,  Iowa,  where  they  live.  They 
have  lost  one  of  their  two  daughters.  Aside 
from  the  domestic  interests,  Mrs.  Kelley  is  active  in  the  Woman’s  Relief 
Corps  and  the  work  of  the  Congregational  Church,  where  she  is  organist, 
and  a  worker  in  the  Ladies’  Aid  Society.  She  has  held  offices  in  a  number 
of  clubs— the  Chautauqua  Class,  University  Extension  Club,  Tourist 
Study  Club,  and  the  L.  S.  F.  Club. 


Stella  E.  Foote  visited  the  College  in  1881,  ’88,  ’89,  ’98  and  1904. 
She  married  Edwin  A.  Warren  and  they  have  made  their  home  a  mile 


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and  a  half  north  of  Belvidere  on  a  farm.  Her  husband  and  their  four 
boys  absorb  much  of  her  time.  She  is  active  in  the  Missionary  Society 
and  Sunday  School  of  the  Presbyterian  Church;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Fortnightly  Club  of  Belvidere,  Ill. 


Lizzie  V.  Ide  married  Lorenzo  A.  Knox,  a 
boot  and  shoe  merchant  of  Leavenworth, 
Kan.,  where  they  have  always  lived.  Mr. 
Knox  died  about  five  years  ago.  Mrs.  Knox 
devotes  her  time  to  her  three  children,  but 
gives  some  attention  to  hospital,  city  relief 
work  and  other  philanthropies.  She  is  active 
in  the  missionary  and  Sunday  School  work  of 
the  Congregational  Church,  and  an  officer  in 
the  “The  Saturday  Club.”  She  has  traveled 
through  the  principal  places  of  interest  in  the 
United  States. 


Julia  E.  Officer  has  devoted  her  time  to 
teaching  music,  rising  to  a  high  rank  in  her 
profession.  She  had  a  studio  in  Fine  Arts 
Building,  Chicago,  for  several  years,  but  is  in 
Omaha,  Neb.,  in  the  Karbach  Block,  now.  (No 
further  information  could  be  obtained.) 


Carrie  A.  Longley  visited  the  College  in 
1888  and  1904.  She  taught  school  for  several 
years,  being  principal  of  the  Belvidere  High 
School  for  twelve  years  and  taught  for  one 
year  in  Elkhart,  Inch  She  married  Mr. 

Frederick  Jones,  a  farmer,  and  they  have 
resided  at  Bloomington  and  Belvidere,  Ill. 

She  has  been  active  in  the  work  of  the  Congre¬ 
gational  Church,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Ladies’ 

Amateur  Musical. 


Lizzie  V.  Ide 


Laura  J.  Rezner  was  a  frequent  visitor  at 
the  College,  the  last  visit  in  1886.  She  resided  four  miles  north  of  Free¬ 
port,  and  taught  school  several  terms  in  the  vicinity  of  her  home.  She 
was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  until  her  death, 
which  occurred  April  5,  1886. 


Cora  W.  Shepherd  visited  the  College  in  1881  and  1893,  and  since 


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graduation  has  been  engaged  principally  in  teaching.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  active  in  its  Sunday  School  and  missionary 

work.  She  is  also  interested  in  various  philan¬ 
thropies  relating  to  homes  for  orphans  and  a 
Working  Girl’s  Home.  Her  present  address  is 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Kate  L.  Smith  married  Fred  S.  Prentice. 
They  have  lived  in  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and 
Du  Quoin,  Ill.  Address  427  South  Lafayette 
street,  South  Bend,  Ind. 

Class  of  1879 

Susan  Wheat  Benedict  married  Prof. 
Henry  Evarts  Gordon  of  the  Iowa  University. 
Three  of  their  four  children  are  living.  Their 
homes  have  been  Trinidad  and  Colorado 
Springs,  Col.,  Auburndale,  Mass.  They  now  reside  in  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
She  taught  school  a  couple  years,  spent  two  years  in  travel  and  study, 
has  been  an  officer  in  various  clubs,  and  is  an  active  worker  in  the  Con¬ 
gregational  Church. 

Katherine  Foote,  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Hiram  Foote,  one  of  the 
founders  of  Rockford  Seminary,  after  her  college  work,  graduated  in 
music  in  1884,  and  spent  several  years  teaching  music.  She  has  since 
then  been  engaged,  in  stenography  and  bookkeeping.  Since  1874  she 
has  lived  in  Rockford  and  frequently  visited  her  Alma  Mater,  and  served 
the  Alumnae  Association  as  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  is  active  in  all  forms  of  temperance 
work,  being  Superintendent  of  the  Rockford  Temperance  Guards  for 
twelve  years,  and  an  officer  in  the  Rockford  Non-Partisan  Alliance.  She 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Rockford  Mendelssohn  Club. 

The  other  five  members  of  this  class  have  either  preferred  not  to  be 
immortalized  in  this  book  or  have  been  forgetful  of  the  many  requests 
for  information  sent  them. 


Cora  W.  Shepherd 


Class  of  1880 

Emma  Frances  Goodale  married  Rev.  James  F.  Garvin  in  1884. 
They  went  then  to  Valparaiso,  Chili,  as  missionaries.  Their  present 


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home  is  in  Copiapo,  Chili.  They  have  returned  to  the  United  States 
in  1893  and  1904.  Seven  sons  and  two  daughters  have  blessed  their 

home.  One  son,  Herbert,  is  dead.  The  three 
elder  sons  are  in  a  university  at  Wooster,  Ohio, 
one  at  the  mission  boarding  school  in  Santiago, 
and  the  rest  with  their  mother.  Mrs.  Garvin 
has  spent  most  of  her  time  in  church  and  home 
work. 

Sarah  Ellen  Hodge — Berty  Hodge,  as  her 
school  friends  called  her — taught  German  and 
vocal  music  in  Hopkinton  Institute,  Hopkinton, 
Iowa,  until  her  death  in  1883. 

Emma  F.  Merrill’s  home  has  always  been 
in  DeWitt,  Iowa,  where  she  was  the  solace  of 
her  parents  during  their  last  years.  She  has 
spent  considerable  time  in  travel  in  this 
country,  and  in  study,  and  is  a  member  of  two  literary  clubs,  being  an 
officer  in  each. 


Maria  G.  Nutting 


Maria  G.  Nutting  taught  Latin  and  served  as  librarian  in  the  College 
during  1882,  1883  and  1884.  In  spite  of  constitutionally  poor  health 
her  life  has  been  very  full  of  service  for  others.  In  Foreign  Mission¬ 
ary  work  she  had  charge  of  a  Girls’  Boarding 
School,  where,  besides  intellectual  and  spiritual 
training,  she  taught  them  practical  living.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church. 

Miss  Nutting  spent  half  a  year  traveling 
through  England,  France,  Italy  and  Germany. 

Her  fields  of  missionary  labor  have  been  largely 
in  Turkey  in  Asia,  and  her  various  places  of 
residence  have  been  Randolph,  Rochester  and 
Steven’s  Point,  Wis.,  Berkeley,  Cal.,  Stillwater, 

Minn.,  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  Marden,  Turkey.  Ill 
health  has  compelled  her  to  rest  since  1902. 

Miss  Nutting  is  the  author  of  several  books — 

“Baby  Helen,”  “Joy,”  and  “Cordelia,”  all 
bearing  on  the  necessity  of  showing  forth 
Christ  in  daily  living.  Miss  Nutting’s  present  address  is  Rochester,  Wis. 


Nellie  M.  Rose 


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Nellie  M.  Rose  has  visited  the  College  nearly  every  year  since 
graduation,  and  has  served  the  Alumnae  Association  as  Corresponding 
and  Recording  Secretary  and  as  Treasurer.  For  nine  years  she  assisted 

in  the  work  of  Rockford  library.  In  1896  she 
married  Mr.  A.  M.  Waugh,  who  died  five 
years  later.  She  has  always  been  active  in 
the  work  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Century  Club  and 
Rockford  Woman’s  Club.  She  was  married 
in  May,  1905,  to  Mr.  Stephen  Caswell  of 
Rockford. 

Harriet  A.  M.  Smith  engaged  in  teaching 
music  for  several  years.  She  married  Edward 
D.  Etnyre,  a  manufacturer,  and  devotes  her 
whole  time  to  her  six  children.  They  have 
lived  in  San  Diego  and  Sacramento,  Cal.,  and 
Oregon,  Ill.  She  was  president  for  several 
years  of  the  “Victoria,”  a  literary  club. 

Corinne  Williams  visited  the  College  in  1884  and  1890.  After  teach¬ 
ing  a  few  years  she  married  Hamilton  Douglas,  a  lawyer,  and  their 
home  is  at  456  Jackson  street,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  where  they  are  members 
of  the  Unitarian  Church.  She  studied  law  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  receiving  her 
degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1887.  She  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  the  same  year.  Although  much 
engrossed  by  her  home  and  five  children,  she 
is  interested  in  all  efforts  looking  towards  the 
betterment  of  conditions  for  working  women 
and  children,  and  is  an  officer  in  the  Business 
Woman’s  Club,  an  organization  of  working  girls. 

She  is  also  a  member  of  the  Atlanta  Woman’s 
Club. 

Class  of  1881 

Jane  Addams,  B.  A.,  visits  the  College  almost 
yearly,  being  one  of  the  Trustees.  She  received 
the  degree  of  B.  A.  in  1882,  and  the  University  J  ane  Addams 

of  Wisconsin  conferred  the  title  of  LL.  D.  in  June,  1904.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  is  a  member  of  Chicago 


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Woman’s  Club,  The  Fortnightly  and  Hull  House  Woman’s  Club.  She 
founded  Hull  House  Settlement  in  1889.  Miss  Addams  devotes  her 
whole  time  to  sociological  reforms,  and  is  a  well  known  writer  and 
lecturer  along  these  lines.  She  has  been  active  in  securing  factory 
legislation,  civil  service  laws,  and  investigation  and  amelioration  of 
tuberculosis  conditions.  Miss  Addams  has  traveled  abroad  extensively, 
having  spent  two  years  at  one  time,  six  months  at  another  and  three 
months  the  last  trip  abroad.  While  in  Russia  it  was  her  pleasure  to 
have  had  a  visit  with  Count  Tolstoi.  Address  335  South  Halsted  street, 
Chicago. 

Alice  Atkinson  married  Clark  W.  Sprague,  whose  business  is  ship¬ 
loading.  Their  homes  have  been  Tacoma,  Port  Townsend  and  Seattle, 
Wash.  Mrs.  Sprague  is  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  “Queen  Anne  Fort¬ 
nightly”  of  Seattle.  Address  1215  Fourth  Avenue  West,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Ella  M.  Browning  has  visited  the  College  in  1882,  ’83,  ’92  and  1902. 
She  was  engaged  in  teaching  for  several  years,  then  married  Mr.  A.  S. 
Tucker,  general  assistant  storekeeper,  Chicago  &  North-Western  Railway. 
They  have  had  four  children,  three  of  whom  are  living.  Their  homes 
have  been  Missouri  Valley  and  Clinton,  la.,  and  at  present  309  South 
Pmclid  avenue,  Oak  Park,  Ill.,  where  Mrs.  Tucker  is  a  member  of  the 
Nineteenth  Century  Club.  She  is  also  active  in  the  missionary  work  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  to  which  she  belongs,  and  President  of  the 
Woman’s  Benevolent  Society.  She  speaks  before  church  and  missionary 
societies. 

Mary  Elwood  visited  her  Alma  Mater  several  times.  She  married 
John  H.  Lewis,  a  banker,  and  their  home  was  in  DeKalb,  Ill.,  where  they 
were  members  of  the  Congregational  Church.  While  Mrs.  Lewis  devoted 
her  time  to  her  home  and  two  children,  she  was  interested  in  club  work, 
and  was  at  one  time  President  of  the  DeKalb  Ladies’  Club.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lewis  made  several  trips  abroad,  visiting  places  of  interest,  and  spent 
many  winters  in  the  South  and  West.  Mrs.  Lewis  died  December  20, 
1903. 

Annie  J.  Ellers  was  graduated  from  the  training  school  for  nurses 
connected  with  the  Boston  City  Hospital  in  1884,  and  then  studied 
medicine.  She  went  as  a  medical  missionary  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Presbyterian  Board  to  work  among  the  women  of  Korea.  She  married 
Rev.  D.  A.  Bunker,  of  the  Royal  College,  in  1887,  and  their  home  has 
continued  to  be  in  Seoul,  Korea.  Soon  after  going  to  Korea  she  won  the 


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confidence  of  the  queen,  and  was  her  medical  attendant  and  friend  until 
the  tragic  murder  of  the  queen  in  1885.  Mrs.  Bunker  has  been  back  to 

America  three  times,  once  taking  a  ten  months’ 
trip  by  way  of  the  Red  Sea,  Egypt,  Palestine, 
Constantinople,  and  the  principal  cities  of 
Europe.  Once  she  returned  by  way  of  Siberia, 
Finland,  Norway,  Sweden  and  Scotland. 

Laura  E.  Ely  visited  the  College  in  1882, 
’83,  ’84  and  1898.  She  married  Edwin  L. 
Curtis,  Ph.  D.,  professor  of  theology  in  Yale 
University,  and  with  their  four  children  they 
have  lived  in  Chicago,  but  now  reside  at  (31 
Trumbull  street,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  where  they 
are  active  in  all  the  work  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  Mrs.  Curtis  spent  nearly  a  year  and  a 
half  abroad,  visiting  the  principal  places  of 
interest  in  Europe.  She  is  Vice  President  of 
the  Study  Club  of  New  Haven. 


Annie  J.  Ellers 


Eleanor  Frothingham  visited  the  College  in  1886  and  1893.  She 
married  the  Rev.  B.  C.  Haworth,  D.  D.,  a 
Foreign  Missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

With  their  five  children  they  live  in  Tokyo, 

Japan.  Her  various  places  of  residence  have 
been  Lansing,  Mich.,  Manchester,  Vinton  and 
Corning,  la.,  Waukegan,  Morrison  and  Chicago, 

Ill.,  Kanazawa,  Kobe,  Osaka  and  Tokyo,  Japan. 

Since  graduating,  Mrs.  Haworth’s  time  has 
been  occupied  in  teaching  in  America,  home¬ 
making,  studying  and  teaching  Japanese  in 
school  in  Japan,  and  at  present  she  is  principal 
of  the  “Tokyo  School  for  Foreign  Children,” 
which  has  101  pupils  divided  into  classes  rang¬ 
ing  from  the  kindergarten  to  first  year  aca-  Laura  e.  Ely 

demic.  Mrs.  Haworth  has  made  five  trips  across  the  Pacific  to  Honolulu 
and  Japan. 


Kate  E.  Huey  visited  the  College  once,  ten  years  after  graduating. 
She  married  J.  E.  Whiteselle,  a  merchant,  and  they  have  made  their  home 
at  Corsicana,  Texas,  where  she  is  an  active  member  of  the  Literary  Club, 


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serving  as  President  several  times.  She  is  also  interested  in  art,  working 
in  water  colors  and  china  decorating.  Mrs.  Whiteselle  has  traveled  all 
over  the  United  States  and  visited  places  of  note  in  Canada  and  Mexico. 


Eleanor  Frothingham 


S.  Campbell,  a  grain  and 
homes  have  been  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  Monte 
Vista,  Col.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Presby¬ 
terian  Church,  active  in  Sunday  School  and 
Missionary  work.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Chautauqua  club.  Since  marriage  Mrs.  Camp¬ 
bell  has  devoted  most  of  her  time  to  her  home 
and  son. 


Mary  E.  Huey  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in 
1891.  She  married  Joel  Ashford  Hughes,  a 
retired  merchant,  and  devotes  her  time  to  her 
home  and  two  sons.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  and  is  interested  in  general 
charitable  work.  She  has  resided  in  Denver, 
Col.,  Ogden,  Utah,  and  at  present  is  at  215  Poca¬ 
hontas  street,  Dallas,  Texas. 

Phila  D.  Pope 
visited  the  College 
in  1882.  She  was 
occupied  in  teaching 
for  four  years  and 
then  married  James 
coal  merchant.  Her 


Kate  E.  Huey 


Mary  E.  Huey 


Anna  W.  Sidwell  visited  the  College  in 
1882,  ’83  and  1887.  Her  time  has  been  occu¬ 
pied  in  teaching  in  various  places  in  Illinois 
and  Iowa;  at  present  she  is  engaged  in  teaching 
in  the  Institute  for  the  Blind  at  Nebraska  City, 
Neb.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  and  is  interested  in  club  work.  She 
has  visited  places  of  interest  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada. 

Adele  M.  Smith  has  not  failed  to  visit  her 
Alma  Mater  every  year.  She  has  served  the 
Alumnae  Association  as  President,  and  is  a 
Trustee  of  the  College.  One  of  her  two  chil- 


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Anna  W.  Sidwell 


dren  has  spent  three  years  at  Rockford  College.  She  married  Joseph  H. 
Strong,  a  broker,  of  Chicago,  where  they  have  always  since  lived.  Mrs. 

Strong  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Science 
Church,  and  of  the  Chicago  Woman’s  Club. 
She  devotes  her  time  to  her  home  and  literary 
pursuits,  and  has  traveled  in  the  United  States 
and  Canada.  Address  2925  Indiana  avenue, 
Chicago. 

Elizabeth  Smith  visited  the  College  in  1884 
and  1891.  Her  time,  aside  from  home  duties, 
has  been  largely  occupied  in  promoting  and 
sustaining  the  town  public  library.  She  was 
for  many  years  Secretary  of  the  Library  Board 
and,  as  the  city  appropriation  was  too  small 
to  pay  a  trained  librarian,  Miss  Smith  took  the 
library  scientific  course  at  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  and  served  as  librarian  for  three  years,  when  she  resigned,  in 
favor  of  her  assistant.  The  Shakespeare  Club  of  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  con¬ 
ferred  honorary  membership  on  her.  Miss 
Smith  has  resided  in  De  Pere,  Wis.,  and  has 
visited  principal  places  of  interest  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada. 

Kate  L.  Tanner  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
several  times.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Univer- 
salist  Church,  and  a  member  of  the  Barnard 
Club  of  New  York,  and  of  the  New  Century 
Club  of  London.  She  married  Prof.  Lranklin 
P.  Risk,  Principal  of  one  of  the  Chicago  high 
schools.  Mrs.  Lisk  has  devoted  a  great  deal 
of  time  to  the  study  of  music  in  this  country 
and  abroad.  She  made  her  debut  in  “The 
Messiah”  at  one  of  the  concerts  of  the  Chicago 
Apollo  Club,  and  has  sung  in  many  cities  of 
America  with  great  success.  In  1892  she  filled  an  engagement  with  the 
Royal  Amateur  Orchestral  Society  in  Queen’s  Hall,  London,  and  was 
conceded  to  be  an  artist  of  high  merit.  In  addition  to  the  Royal  Choral 
Society  she  filled  engagements  with  the  London  Philharmonic  Club. 
Her  repertoire  includes  German,  Lrench,  Italian,  English  and  American 
composers.  Mrs.  Risk  has  proved  a  very  popular  dramatic  contralto  with 


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the  concert  public.  Address  Hotel  Netherland,  New  York  City. 

Martha  Thomas  visited  the  College  several  times,  and  was  a  teacher 
there  for  one  year,  and  also  taught  in  other  places.  She  married  Dr.  J. 
H.  Green,  and  with  their  three  children  they  have  resided  at  Dubuque, 
Iowa.  Mrs.  Green  is  active  in  the  missionary  work  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church;  she  is  corresponding  secretary  of  the  Dubuque  Woman’s  Club. 
Has  visited  points  of  interest  in  the  South. 

From  two  members  of  this  class  has  come  no  response. 

Emma  L.  Briggs  married  W.  V.  A.  Dodds  of  Beatrice,  Neb.,  and  is 
probably  living  there  still. 

Helen  M.  Harrington,  B.  A.,  married  W.  M.  Alderson,  after  several 
years  spent  in  teaching,  and  their  home  has  been  in  Elgin,  Neb.,  but  is 
now  in  Omaha,  Neb. 


Class  of  1882 

Mary  A.  Baker  visited  the  Seminary  frequently  up  to  1892.  She  has 
occupied  her  time  with  home  affairs  in  winter,  and  spent  the  summers  in 
the  various  coast  resorts  of  the  East.  She  has  resided  in  Harvard  and 
Rockford,  Ill.,  and  present  address  is  1429  Detroit  street,  Denver,  Col., 
where  she  takes  an  active  part  in  work  among  children  of  the  Plymouth 
Congregational  Church. 

Camilla  W.  Fitch  resided  in  Rockford  until  the  opening  of  the 
present  year.  On  the  12th  of  January  she  was  united  in  marriage  to 

Mr.  Wm.  Elliot  Hamlin  of  New  York  City. 
Mrs.  Hamlin  has  traveled  in  the  west  and 
south  of  the  United  States  and  spent  a  short 
time  in  Europe.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Second  Congregational  Church  of  Rockford 
and  always  active  and  generous  in  the  various 
parts  of  the  church  work.  She  was  a  member 
of  several  literary  clubs  in  Rockford.  Address 
The  Marie  Antoinette,  New  York. 

Julia  E.  Gardner,  B.  A.,  lived  in  Boston  and 
Rockford.  She  died  at  Nashua,  N.  H.,  August 
26,  1883,  and  was  buried  in  Oakland  Cemetery, 
Sag  Harbor,  L.  I.  Miss  Gardner  was  a  member 
Camilla  w.  Fitch  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 


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Minnie  May  Marks  visited  theCollege  in  1886, 1892, 1902,  and  on  later 
occasions.  She  married  Carlos  J.  Ward,  a  lawyer,  and  with  their  three 

children  resides  at  110  South  Grove  street,  Oak 
Park,  Ill.  Mrs.  Ward  attends  the  Baptist 
Church  and  is  active  in  the  Associated  Charities 
of  Oak  Park.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Nine¬ 
teenth  Century  Club  of  Oak  Park  and  the 
Woman’s  Club  of  Chicago.  She  was  elected 
to  serve  three  years  on  the  Oak  Park  Board  of 
Education.  Mrs.  Ward  has  traveled  east  and 
west  in  the  United  States. 

Sarah  G.  N  Sperry  visited  the  College  in 
1902.  She  married  T.  W.  Snow,  manager  of 
the  Otto  Gas  Engine 
Co.,  of  Chicago.  They 
have  resided  in  Har- 

Julia  E.  Gardner  . 

risburg,  Pa.,  and  now 
live  in  Batavia,  Ill.  Mrs.  Snow  is  a  member  of 
the  PqTscopal  Church.  She  devotes  her  time  to 
her  home  and  six  living  children,  two  having 
died  in  infancy. 

Abbie  Mae  Warner  after  leaving  College 
taught  school  until  1896,  when  failing  health 
required  her  to  move  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Her  trips  to  and 
from  Chicago 
have  included 
all  the  principal 
points  of  in¬ 
terest  en  route.  Miss  Warner  is  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and 
active  in  the  literary  work  of  the  various 
places  where  she  has  resided. 

Catharine  GougerWaugh,  M.A.,LL.B. 
was  graduated  from  the  Union  College  of 
Law,  in  1886,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Illinois  that  year.  She  practiced  law 
four  years  in  Rockford,  and  since  then  in 
Chicago.  She  was  admitted  to  practice 


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Catharine  Gouger  Waugh 


before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in  1898.  In  1890  she 
married  Frank  H.  McCulloch,  a  lawyer,  of  Chicago,  and  has  since  been 

associated  with  him  in  practice  under  the  firm 
name  of  McCulloch  &  McCulloch.  They  have 
two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  have  resided  in 
Evanston,  Ill.,  since  1894.  Mrs.  McCulloch  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  Chicago 
Woman’s  Club,  Evanston  Woman’s  Club, 
Noyes  Street  Mother’s  Club,  and  Evanston 
Political  Equality  League.  Address  1104 
Merchants  Loan  and  Trust  Building,  Chicago. 

Harriet  E. Wells,  B.  A.,  has  visited  the  Col¬ 
lege  nearly  every  year.  She  was  instructor  in 
Latin  in  the  College  in  1885, 1886  and  1887.  She 
has  served  theAlumnae  Association  as  Secretary 
and  Vice  President.  She  is  at  present  leader 
of  classes  in  History  of  Art  at  Batavia,  Ill., 
her  home.  She  married  Edward  C.  Hobler,  a 
manufacturer,  and  has  one  boy  living,  having 
lost  one.  Her  homes  have  been  Geneva, 

Chicago  and  Batavia,  Ill.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Episcopal  Church,  active  in  its  departments 
of  work  as  director  of  the  Altar  Guild  and 
choir  mother.  She  is  chairman  of  the  scholar¬ 
ship  committee  of  the  Chicago  Rockford  Asso¬ 
ciation. 

After  Carrie  Strong  taught  school  for  a 
few  years  she  took  a  course  as  trained  nurse, 
and  then  had  a  position  in  a  hospital  in  New 
Haven,  Conn.  Later  she  studied  massage 
under  Dr.  S.  Weir  Mitchell  and  settled  in 
Waterbury,  Conn.,  at  42  State  street,  in  her 
own  home,  from  wrhich  she  goes  out  to  her  professional  dates. 


Carrie  Strong 


Class  of  1883 

Mary  C.  Brown  has  visited  the  College  every  year  to  date;  she  has 
served  the  Alumnae  Association  as  President  and  Secretary  at  various 
times.  She  has  always  resided  in  Rockford,  where  she  is  an  active  worker 
in  the  Methodist  Church.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Outlook  Club,  and  the 


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King’s  Daughters.  She  married  Mr.  H.  W.  Buckbee,  a  seedsman  and 
florist  of  Rockford.  Address  326  South  Third  street,  Rockford. 


Helen  M.  Gregory  visited  the  College 
every  year  up  to  1888,  when  her  work  as  teacher 
in  other  cities  made  it  impossible  to  attend  the 
Alumnae  meetings.  She  served  the  Associa¬ 
tion  as  Secretary  at  one  time.  Miss  Gregory 
studied  at  the  Chicago  University,  and  has 
attended  several  courses  of  the  University 
Extension  lectures.  She  has  devoted  her  time 
to  teaching  in  the  following  places,  Onarga,  Ill., 
Charles  City,  Iowa, 
and  for  seven  years 
has  taught  history  in 
the  High  School  at 
Manistee,  Mich.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Con¬ 
gregational  Church,  interested  in  the  Sunday 
School  and  missionary  work.  Has  been  a 
member  of  several  study  clubs  and  Shake¬ 
speare  Clubs.  Her  summers  have  been  spent 
visiting  points  of  interest  throughout  the  United 
States.  Address  603  North  Horsman  street, 

Rockford. 

Elizabeth  L.  Stanbridge  visited  the  College 
in  1884,  1903  and  several  times  in  later  years.  Helen  m.  Gregory 

She  married  Louis  M.  Thiers,  a  photographer, 
and  they  have  lived  at  Winona,  Minn.,  and 
now  reside  at  Kenosha,  Wis.  Mrs.  Thiers  is  an 
active  member  of  the  Congregational  Church; 
she  is  also  a  member  of  the  Woman’s  Club  of 
Kenosha. 

Mary  J.  Waddell  visited  the  College  in 
1899.  She  married  Frank  Hamilton  Crombie, 
a  lumber  merchant,  and  lived  in  Atlantic,  Iowa, 
until  1903;  since  then  their  residence  has  been 
2209  Pacific  avenue,  Spokane,  Wash.  She 
attends  the  Congregational  Church.  Mrs.  Crom¬ 
bie  has  traveled  in  this  country  and  also  abroad. 


Mary  C.  Brown 


Elizabeth  L.  Stanbridge 


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Class  of  1884 


Lillian  E.  Bacon  visited  the  College  in  1889  and  in  1904.  Her  homes 
have  been  in  Fond  du  Lac,  Elkhorn  and  Milwaukee,  Wis.  Since  gradu¬ 
ating  she  has  devoted  most  of  her  time  to  teach¬ 
ing.  June  28,  1903,  she  was  married  to  Mr.  A. 
T.  Van  Scoy,  of  the  International  Harvester 
Company  of  America,  at  Fond  du  Lac.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  Plymouth  Congregational 
Church  at  Milwaukee,  and  belongs  to  the  Wis¬ 
consin  Alumnae  Association.  Mrs.  Van  Scoy 
has  been  principal  of  the  Boys’  Academy  in 
Milwaukee  since  1886.  Address  545  Terrace 
avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Mabel  Clark  visited  the  College  in  1896, 
’98  and  1905.  She  served  the  Alumnae  Asso¬ 
ciation  as  corresponding  secretary  for  a  year. 
She  married  Perry  C.  Wadsworth,  a  chemist, 

Lillian  E.  Bacon  ....  '  ' 

and  their  homes  have  been  Rockford,  Ill.,  and 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Mrs.  Wadsworth  devotes  her  time  to  her  home  and 
one  child.  She  is  a  member  of  Plymouth  Congregational  Church. 


Carrie  E.  Cleveland  has  visited  the  College 
almost  every  year  to  date.  She  married  H.  W. 
Gardner,  a  merchant  of  Rockford,  where  they 
have  always  lived.  Mrs.  Gardner  devotes  her 
time  to  her  home  and  three  boys.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Address 
543  South  Third  street,  Rockford. 


Mary  F.  Crane  visited  the  College  at  inter¬ 
vals  of  ten  years,  namely  in  1894  and  1904. 

She  married  Richard  A.  Mathews  of  the 
Mathews  Advertising  Agency,  and  they  have 
made  Chicago  their  home.  Mrs.  Mathews  is 
active  in  the  Sunday  School  and  missionary 
work  of  the  Congregational  Church;  she  is  a 
member  of  the  Woodlawn  Study  Club  and  the  Fortnightly  Club. 
Address  5819  West  Randolph  street,  Chicago. 


Carrie  E.  Cleveland 


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Carrie  A.  Hewitt  has  frequently  visited  her  Alma  Mater.  She  taught 
school  four  years  after  graduating,  and  then  engaged  in  stenographic 
work  for  six  years.  She  married  Irvin  J.  Heckman,  a  physician  and 
surgeon.  Her  homes  have  been  at  various  times  Pecatonica,  Rockford, 
Chicago  and  Belvidere,  Ill.,  present  address  Hinckley,  Ill.  She  was  a 
Congregationalist,  but  there  being  no  church  of  that  denomination  where 
she  lived  she  united  with  the  Methodist  Church.  Mrs.  Heckman  has 
always  been  active  in  clubs  wherever  she  has  resided,  and  was  founder  of 
the  Hinckley  Woman’s  Club,  serving  as  its  President  the  first  two  years. 
She  was  First  Vice  President  of  the  Rockford  Alumnae  in  1898-99. 

Mary  P.  Hubbard  visited  the  College  in  1885,  ’87,  ’88,  ’89,  ’91,  ’94 

and  1904.  For  seventeen  years  she  taught 
school  in  North  Carolina  as  a  matter  of  philan- 
throphy.  Since  then  has  given  her  time  to 
domestic  affairs.  She  is  active  in  the  Sunday 
School  and  Young  People’s  Society  of  Christian 
Endeavor  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Her 
present  address  is  Plymouth,  Wis. 

Mary  A.  Ives  married  Wm.  Wynee  Jones, 
a  farmer.  They  live  at  Myrtle,  Ill.  Mrs.  Jones 
devotes  her  time  to  her  home  and  children,  of 
whom  nine  are  living;  two  have  died.  Mrs. 
Jones  attends  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Alice  C.  Morehouse  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1888.  She  married  PYederick  H.  Guenther,  auditor.  Their  homes 
have  been  Sedalia,  Mo.,  St.  Louis  and  Chicago.  Before  her  marriage 
she  taught  music  and  other  studies  in  a  private  family.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  serving  as  President  of  the  Aid  Society 
several  years.  She  is  also  active  in  club  work  and  held  various  official 
positions  in  the  Sorosis  of  Sedalia  during  thirteen  years’  residence  there. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guenther  have  one  son. 

Mary  P.  Warner  was  graduated  with  the  highest  honors  of  her  class. 
She  lived  a  quiet,  studious  life  at  home  until  her  death,  which  occurred 
in  1887. 

Mae  M.  West  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1885,  1888  and  1898.  She  was 
engaged  in  teaching  until  her  marriage  to  Mr.  G.  E.  Newman,  a  lawyer 
and  banker.  Their  homes  have  been  Kearney  and  Omaha,  Neb.,  Chicago, 
Ill.,  and  Ladysmith,  Wis.  She  is  active  in  the  Sunday  School  work  of 


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the  Congregational  Church;  also  in  Settlement  work.  Mrs.  Newman  was 
a  member  of  the  Kearney  Nineteenth  Century  Club,  the  South  Side  Club 
of  Chicago,  and  Rochester  (Wis.)  Woman’s  Club.  They  have  one 
daughter. 

Class  of  1886 


Emily  S.  Barber  has  spent  her  time  in  domestic  duties  principally. 

She  is  a  pleasing  story  writer  and  an  enter¬ 
taining  speaker  in  Christian  Endeavor  work. 
Her  homes  have  been  Jeansville,  Pa.,  and  Pack- 
waukee,  Wis.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Metho¬ 
dist  Church. 

Florence  E.  Helm,  B.  A.,  has  visited  the 
College  nearly  every  year  since  graduation.  She 
served  the  Alumnae  Association  as  President  and 
also  on  its  Executive  committees.  She  was 
engaged  in  teaching  two  and  a  half  years.  In  1903 
she  married  Chas.  G.  McGlashan,  a  merchant,  of 
Rockford,  where  they  have  always  lived.  Was 
teacher  of  art  in  one  of  the  schools  there.  Mrs. 
McGlashan  was  raised  in  the  Congregational 
Church,  but  united  with  the  Presbyterian  on 
her  marriage,  and  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  Sunday  School.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Century  and  the  Magazine  Clubs  of  Rockford.  Address 
628  Mulberry  street,  Rockford. 


Emily  S.  Barber 


Mary  E.  Lowry,  B.  A.,  has  visited  the  Col¬ 
lege  nearly  every  year;  has  served  the  Alumnae 
Association  as  Secretary  and  Vice  President 
and  also  on  the  Executive  Committee.  She  has 
been  assistant  librarian  in  Rockford  for  eight 
years,  and  finds  time  to  actively  assist  various 
philanthropies.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Con¬ 
gregational  Church,  and  President  of  the  Maga¬ 
zine  Club.  Her  home  has  always  been  625 
Peach  street,  Rockford,  Ill. 

Anna  E.  Nicholes  lives  at  1224  West 
Sixty-seventh  street,  Chicago,  Ill.  She  has 
visited  the  College  several  times  since  gradua- 


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tion.  She  served  the  Alumnae  Association  as  President  and  for  six 
years  was  member  of  the  Board  of  the  Chicago  Rockford  College  Asso¬ 
ciation.  Miss  Nicholes  devotes  her  whole  time 
to  charitable  and  philanthropic  work;  for  six 
years  she  has  been  connected  with  the  Neigh¬ 
borhood  House  Settlement;  is  editor  of  the 
Woman’s  Department  of  “The  Union  Labor 
Advocate,”  Secretary  of  the  Woman’s  Trades 
Union  Leagues,  Treasurer  of  the  Consumers’ 
League,  member  of  the  Chicago  Woman’s 
Club,  South  Side  Suffrage  Association,  Engle¬ 
wood  Woman’s  Club,  Director  of  Associated 
Charities,  Englewood  District,  and  of  the 
Neighborhood  House  Woman’s  Club.  Miss 
Nicholes  has  always  lived  in  Chicago,  but  has 
traveled  east  and  west  in  the  United  States. 
She  attends  the  Normal  Park  Presbyterian  Church. 

Flora  A.  Read,  B.  A.  and  M.  D.,  lives  at  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.  She 
entered  the  Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses  in  1887,  graduating  in  two 
years.  In  1895  she  was  graduated  from  the 
Woman’s  Medical  College  of  Chicago,  and  that 
same  year  commenced  practicing  her  profes¬ 
sion  in  Fond  du  Lac.  She  is  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Fond  du  Lac  County  Medical 
Society,  a  member  of  the  State  Medical  Society, 
and  also  of  the  American  Medical  Society. 

She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  at  Rockford  in 
1887,  ’89,  ’91  and  1903.  Dr.  Read  is  active  in 
work  among  young  people  in  the  Congrega¬ 
tional  Church;  she  was  active  in  the  Woman’s 
Club  of  Fond  du  Lac,  but  was  obliged  to  resign 
official  positions  on  account  of  claims  of  pro¬ 
fessional  work. 

Kate  C.  Rising,  B.  A.,  lives  at  1624  Grace 
street,  Chicago.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1887, ’89, ’91  and  1896.  She 
attended  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  in  1900  received  the  degree  of 
B.  A.  from  that  institution.  She  has  been  engaged  in  teaching  since 
1891,  and  is  now  teacher  of  English  in  the  Lake  View  High  School.  Miss 
Rising  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Her  homes  have  been 


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Lena,  Ainsworth,  Neb.,  Rochelle  and  Chicago,  Ill.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Nineteenth  Century  Woman’s  Club  at  Rochelle. 


Mabel  H.  Walker,  M.  D.,  married  Charles 
E.  Herrick,  a  banker  of  Rockford,  Ill.,  where 
they  made  their  home  until  1900,  when  they 
removed  to  Chicago,  and  now  live  at  7621 
Union  avenue.  Mr.  Herrick  is  now  an  expert 
commission  broker.  Mrs.  Herrick  has  one  son 
eight  years  old.  She  has  been  President  of  the 
Alumnae  Association,  and  has  served  on  the 
Executive  Committee.  She  is  now  President 
of  the  Rockford  College  Association  of 
Chicago.  She  has  been  Corresponding  Secre¬ 
tary  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolu¬ 
tion,  President  and  Director  of  the  Students’ 
Aid  Association,  Director  of  the  Young 
Woman’s  Christian  Association,  and  a  member 
of  the  Auburn  Park  Thirty  Club.  She  is  Vice  President  for  the  Third 
Congressional  District  of  the  State  Federation  of  Woman’s  Clubs.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  has  been  active  in  Sunday 
School  and  church  work.  Her  travels  have  been  confined  to  the  United 
States  and  Canada. 


Mabel  H.  Walker 


May  Louise  Williams,  B.  A.,  lives  at  647  South  Wesley  avenue,  Oak 
Park.  Has  visited  the  College  almost  every  year  since  graduation.  Her 
homes  have  been  Rockford, Chicagoand  Oak  Park,  Ill.  She  marriedChas.R. 
Smith,  and  devotes  most  of  her  time  to  her  home  and  their  four  children. 
She  also  devotes  some  time  to  music  and  is  Secretary  of  the  Rubenstein 
Club  of  Oak  Park.  She  is  active  in  all  the  departments  of  work  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

Class  of  1887 

Helen  S.  Chamberlain  has  frequently  visited  the  College,  the  last 
occasion  being  in  1904.  She  married  Chas.  G.  Ives,  a  physician,  and  with 
their  four  children  resides  in  Pecatonica,  Ill.  She  devotes  her  time  to 
her  family,  and  work  among  young  people  of  the  Congregational  Church. 
Mrs.  Ives  spent  a  winter  in  Honolulu,  H.  I.,  her  birthplace. 

Alma  S.  Crouse  visited  the  College  in  1888,  ’89,  ’90  and  1891.  She 
married  Henry  M.  Herrick,  M.  G.  and  Ph.  D.,  who  is  principal  of  the 


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schools  of  Stockton,  Ill.  Her  homes  have  been  Morris,  Minn.,  Charles 
City,  Iowa,  Dundee  and  Stockton,  Ill.  Mrs.  Herrick  is  interested  and 

active  in  the  missionary  and  social  work  of 
the  Congregational  Church.  She  is  Presi¬ 
dent  of  the  Library  Association  of  Stockton. 

Emma  L.  Warner,  B.  A.,  took  a  post¬ 
graduate  course,  receiving  her  degree  of  B.  A. 
later.  She  completed  the  conservatory  course 
with  honor.  For  a  few  years  she  served  as  sub¬ 
stitute  teacher  in  the  P'reeport  schools  and 
later  taught  in  the  schools  of  Beloit,  Wis. 
In  1897  she  became  a  teacher  at  Elgin,  Ill., 
but  failing  health  compelled  her  to  resign, 
and  she  died  December  20, 1897,  at  the  home 
of  her  brother  in  Freeport.  Miss  Warner 
was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
Alma  s.  Crouse  and  during  her  residence  in  P'reeport  was 

organist  at  the  First  Presbyterian  Church.  She  was  also  active  in  the 
Young  Woman’s  Christian  Association  and  the  Castilian  Society. 


STUDIO  CORNER 


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Class  of  1888 


Lizzie  S.  Blake  lives  at  1616  Rebecca  street,  Sioux  City,  Iowa.  She 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1894,  and  has  served  as  Secretary  of  the 
Chicago  Rockford  College  Association.  She  married  George  H.  Rice,  a 
commercial  salesman.  They  have  one  child.  Her  homes  have  been 
Rockford,  Ill.,  Crefeld,  Germany,  Chicago  and  Sioux  City,  Iowa.  She 
has  devoted  much  time  to  music,  and  was  abroad  studying  from  1889  to 
1893.  Mrs.  Rice  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church. 

Kate  E.  Dickerman,  B.  A.,  lives  at  529  North  Main  street,  Rockford, 
Ill.  She  visits  the  College  nearly  every  year.  She  has  served  the  Alumnae 

Association  as  President,  Auditor,  and  on 
Executive  committees  in  various  years.  Home 
duties  and  assisting  on  Saturdays  at  Rockford 
library  engaged  her  time,  until  recently  she 
has  taken  up  insurance  work.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Mendelssohn  Club,  the  Century  Club, 
and  active  in  Sunday  School  and  missionary 
work  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Miss 
Dickerman  has  always  resided  in  Rockford, 
but  her  travels  take  in  most  of  the  United 
States,  and  six  months  was  spent  in  England, 
Germany  and  France. 

Emily  B.  Hillard  married  J.  Lincoln  Fenn, 
a  lawyer  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  they  have 
always  resided  at  291  Collins  street.  They  have  had  three  children, 
one  only  living.  She  is  interested  in  the  missionary  work  of  the 
Episcopal  Church.  Mrs.  Fenn  devotes  most  of  her  time  to  domestic 
affairs,  but  is  also  interested  in  the  philanthropies  of  the  Woman’s 
Christian  Association,  and  is  a  member  of  various  clubs. 


Kate  E.  Dickerman 


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Nettie  Hough  lives  at  305 
North  Third  street,  Rockford,  Ill. 
She  visits  the  College  almost  every 
year;  she  has  served  on  commit¬ 
tees  in  the  Alumnae  Association. 
She  married  Wm.  S.  Trescott,  a 
commercial  traveler,  and  their 
home  has  always  been  in  Rock¬ 
ford.  They  have  one  son.  She 
has  served  as  President  of  “The 
Hearth  Club,”  a  literary  society. 
She  is  active  in  the  Aid  Society 
and  Sunday  School  of  the  Chris¬ 
tian  Church. 

Bertha  Anna  Jackson,  B.  A., 
was  President  and  valedictorian  of 
Class  of  1888,  and  for  two  years  afterward  was  a  most  efficient  assistant  in 
her  father’s  law  office;  then  spent  a  year  visiting  points  of  interest  and 
relatives  in  the  East.  Her  teaching  began  in  1891  as  instructor  in  the 
family  of  a  friend  in  the  South,  but  was  called  from  there  to  take  position 
as  instructor  in  Rockford  College.  At  Christmas  she  was  compelled  to 
resign  on  account  of  sickness,  and  two  months  later,  February  14,  1893, 
she  died  at  her  home  in  Janesville,  Wis.  A  classmate  bears  testimony 
that  her  short  life  was  full  of  unselfish  devotion 
to  others  and  loyalty  to  truth  and  right,  making 
braver  and  better  all  other  lives  with  which  she 
came  in  contact. 

Nettie  Leonard  lives  in  Lewiston,  Maine. 

She  has  visited  the  College  a  number  of  times 
consecutively  from  1888  to  1899,  1902  and  again 
in  1904.  She  married  Arthur  N.  Leonard, 

Ph.  D.,  professor  of  German;  their  homes  have 
been  Wichita,  Kan.,  and  Lewiston,  Maine. 

While  in  Wichita  Mrs.  Leonard  was  President 
of  the  Ladies’  Library  Club.  She  is  an  active 
Sunday  School  worker  in  the  Baptist  Church. 


Bertha  Anna  Jackson 


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Martha  W.  Nye,  B.  A.,  for  two  years  after  graduation  taught  in  the  Con¬ 
gregational  Academy  at  Hull,  Iowa.  She  then  took  a  course  at  the  Univer¬ 
sity  of  Michigan;  and  has  been  instructor  in  mathematics  at  Rockford 
College  for  a  number  of  years.  She  has  been  an  officer  in  the  local 
Rockford  College  Association  and  corresponding  secretary  of  the  general 
Alumnae  Association  of  Rockford  College. 

After  several  years  spent  in  Berlin  and  Paris  studying  music,  Mary 
R.  Wilkins,  B.  A.,  came  back  to  Rockford  College  as  the  head  of  the 
department  of  music.  She  had  studied  with  Harrison  Wild  and  Gleason 
in  Chicago  and  was  a  pupil  of  Guilmant  in  Paris  and  a  pupil  of  Raif  in 
Berlin.  She  was  for  some  years  organist  of  the  Court  Street  Methodist 
Church.  She  has  written  music  of  great  merit.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Amateur  Club  of  Chicago,  of  the  Rockford  Mendelssohn  Club  and  of 
the  Second  Congregational  Church  of  Rockford.  She  married  George 
Nelson  Holt  and  they  are  temporarily  in  Paris,  at  24  Rue  de  Teheran. 
They  have  only  one  child,  a  little  daughter. 


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After  leaving  Rockford  College,  Maud  Alma  Bryant  taught  school, 
and  then  married  Harry  Nott,  a  dealer  in  bonds  and  investments.  She 

has  lived  in  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  Omaha. 
Her  present  address  is  4019  Farnam  street, 
Omaha,  Neb.,  but  she  is  preparing  to  go  abroad 
for  several  years’  residence.  She  never  has  had 
any  children.  Her  work  in  philanthropy  has 
been  along  the  lines  of  practical  sociology,  i.  e., 
summer  homes  for  poor  children  and  Visiting 
Nurses  Association.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Episcopalian,  and  she  has  been  active  in  city 
mission  and  Sunday  School  work.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Arion  Musical  Club  of  Milwau¬ 
kee  and  is  now  of  the  Omaha  Woman’s  Club, 
where  she  has  been  leader  of  two  departments, 
Maud  Alma  Bryant  j  German  History  and  Plistory  of  French 

Gothic  Architecture  and  Chairman  of  the  House  and  Home  Committee. 
She  has  been  President  of  the  Cheofan  of  Omaha  and  a  member  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  She  has  traveled  at  least  four 
months  of  each  year  and  has  been  in  Florida,  Canada,  New  England  and 
the  far  west,  in  the  states,  also  in  Germany,  France,  Belgium  and  Holland, 


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on  the  continent,  and  in  Ireland,  Scotland  and  England.  She  visited 
her  Al;na  Mater  in  1890, ’94, ’99  and  1903. 

Sarah  Burton  was  assistant  vocal  teacher  in  the  musical  department 
of  Rockford  College  in  1890  and  1891  She  married  Omar  H.  Wright,  a 
dealer  in  lumber  and  coal.  Her  home  is  in  Belvidere,  Ill.,  and  she  has  a 
son  ten  years  old.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian,  where  she  is 
active  in  the  Woman’s  Guild  and  Missionary  Society.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Mendelssohn  Club  of  Rockford,  Ill.,  the  Fortnightly  Club  of 
Belvidere,  and  is  Secretary  of  the  Amateur  Musical  Club  of  Belvidere. 
She  has  been  Secretary  of  the  Alumnae  Association,  and  has  visited  her 
Alma  Mater  almost  every  year  since  1889.  Her  home  before  marriage  was 
in  Batavia,  Ill.  She  has  traveled  west  to  the  coast,  east  to  the  Atlantic, 
south  to  New  Orleans  and  on  the  Great  Lakes  and  in  Canada. 

After  Emma  Lyman  Bushnell  left  Rockford 
College  she  was  busy  with  housekeeping  and 
caring  for  an  invalid,  later  she  took  up  teaching. 

She  has  lived  in  Beloit  and  Ashland, Wis.,  Evans¬ 
ton,  Ill.,  and  Endeavor,  Wis.  Of  her  pres¬ 
ent  work  at  Endeavor  Academy,  she  writes: 

“It  interests  me  greatly,  more  than  any  I  ever 
did  before.  I  have  tried  the  southern  edge  and 
the  northern  edge  of  Wisconsin,  but  now  I  am 
in  the  heart  of  the  state,  on  what  is  known  as 
home  missionary  ground.  Our  school  is  on  a 
hilltop,  overlooking  the  beautiful  Fox  River 
Valley  for  miles.  It  is  small  at  present,  but  it 
is  going  to  grow  and  vye  hope  it  is  going  to  give 
to  some  of  these  country  boys  and  girls  a  chance  Emma  Lyman  Bushnell 

to  grow  and  a  desire  to  grow.”  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congrega¬ 
tional  and  she  is  active  in  Christian  Endeavor  work  and  the  Young  Ladies’ 
Missionary  Society.  She  is  a  member  of  a  literary  club,  “The  Fortnightly,” 
a  music  club  and  a  choral  union.  She  has  visited  various  places  in  New 
England  and  the  Lake  Superior  region.  Her  last  visit  to  her  Alma  Mater 
was  in  June  of  1902. 

Cordelia  M.  Hills  has  lived  in  Bloomingdale,  Chicago  and  Evanston, 
Ill.,  and  her  present  home  is  at  Willow  street,  San  Jose,  Cal.,  where 
she  may  be  addressed,  care  of  Mr.  William  Ross.  She  spent  one  year  at 
Wellesley  College.  Her  time  is  occupied  along  domestic  and  club  lines. 
She  was  Vice  President  of  the  V.  Q.  Society  of  Chicago,  a  member  of  the 


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Lookout  Club  of  Chicago,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  Monday  Club  of 
San  Jose,  Cal.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she 

is  active  in  Sunday  School  and  Christian 
Endeavor  work  and  in  the  Missionary  Societies. 
The  Forward  Movement  occupied  much  of  her 
time  when  she  lived  in  Chicago.  She  has 
visited  the  East  four  times  and  the  West  twice. 
She  has  spent  four  years  in  California.  She 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1890  and  1899. 


Isflfil 


Cordelia  M.  Hills 


Katherine  McQueen  spent  three  years  in 
teaching— one  year  in  Elgin  Academy,  one  in 
the  High  School  at  Delavan,  Ill.,  and  one  in  a 
private  Presbyterian  school  in  North  Dakota. 
In  May,  1893  she  took  up  work  in  the  Gail 
Borden  library  at  Elgin,  where  she  has  been 
ever  since,  having  charge  of  the  reference 
department.  A  large  part  of  her  work  consists 
in  looking  after  the  literary  wants  of  the  women’s  clubs  of  the  city  and 
in  assisting  teachers  and  students  from  the  academy  and  public  schools. 
Gail  Borden  library  is  a  well  patronized  library  of  30,000  volumes,  and  fur¬ 
nishes  so  absorbing  an  occupation  to  anyone  employed  in  it  that  there  is 
little  time  left  for  any  work  outside.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Congregational,and  she 
has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  once  since  1889. 

Adaline  Morehouse  was  a  teacher  for 
four  years  before  she  married  Eugene  D. 

Holmes,  who  was  also  a  teacher.  After  her 
marriage  she  was  Preceptress  of  Delaware 
Academy,  Delhi,  N.  Y.,  for  four  years. 

She  has  lived  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  Delhi, 

N.  Y.  Her  home  now  is  at  52  North 
Allen  street,  Albany,  N.  Y.  She  has  no 
children.  She  has  been  President  of  the 
Delhi  (New  York)  Tourist  Club,  and  First 
Vice  President  of  the  Pine  Hills  Fortnightly 
Club,  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Friday  Club,  Albany,  N.  Y.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian,  and  she  was 


Katherine  McQueen 

Treasurer  of 


the 


Ladies’  Aid  Society  and  teacher  in  Sunday  School,  in  Delhi,  N.  Y. 


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She  spent  a  summer  in  Europe,  visiting  Italy,  France  and  England. 
She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1896. 


Adaline  Morehouse 


The  following  sketch  of  Adelaide.  Marie 
Olmsted,  B.  A.,  was  sent  us  by  her  father,  Z.  N. 
Olmsted,  of  No.  18  Suffield  street,  Hartford, 
Conn.:  “Adelaide  Marie  Olmsted  was  born  in 
Arlington  Heights,  Ill.,  April  7,  1866,  and  died  in 
Denver,  Col.,  March  2,  1904.  Her  life  after 
graduation  in  1889,  was  largely  domestic.  The 
life  and  light  of  her  home,  always  cheerful,  help¬ 
ful  and  unsefish,  retaining  an  active  interest  in 
literary  and  church  work  as  member  of  woman’s 
clubs  and  local  Board  of  Education.  She  united 
by  letter  with  the  Windsor  Avenue  Congrega¬ 
tional  Church,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  1892,  and 
was  identified  with  its  King’s  Daughters  Society 
and  was  for  some  years  Superintendent  of  its  Primary  Sunday  School. 
She  spent  two  winters  in  Southern  California  and  three  in  Colorado,  going 
there  for  health.  About  six  months  before  her  death  she  became  blind 
but  until  the  last  retained  her  cheerful,  hopeful  disposition,  seeming  to 
develop  a  sixth  sense,  which  took  the  place  of  sight.  She  was  very  fond 
of  music  and  could  play  new  pieces  on  the  piano  after  hearing  them  once. 
A  few  days  before  her  death  she  sang  ‘The  Holy  City,’  her  last  song  on 
earth.  She  died  in  a  full  and  childlike  faith 
in  immortality,  resigned  to  God’s  will.  She 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1890,  1893,  1895 
and  1900.” 

Stella  E.  Palmer  married  Sidney  A.  Sabin, 
a  dry  goods  merchant  of  Belvidere,  Ill.,  where 
she  lived  a  most  happy  home  life,  and  was 
blessed  with  three  beautiful  children.  Four 
years  ago  her  husband  was  compelled  on 
account  of  illness  to  seek  the  climate  of  Colo¬ 
rado,  and  since  then  they  have  lived  in  Denver, 
where  Mr.  Sabin  is  manager  of  the  book  depart¬ 
ment  of  the  Daniels  &  Fisher  Stores  Co.  Their 

i  ^  ,  .  Adelaide  Marie  Olmsted 

home  is  at  945  Corona  street. 

Adda  Louise  Randall  taught  school  and  then  married  C.  A.  Hutchins, 
a  merchant.  She  has  had  three  children,  of  whom  two  are  now  living. 


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She  has  lived  in  Durand,  Ill.,  Loveland,  Col.,  and  Winthrop,  Minn.,  the 
latter  place  being  her  present  home.  Of  herself,  she  writes:  “I  am  now 

only  a  ‘  fireside  angel.’  I  have  no  public  career 
to  boast  of.  My  life  has  not  been  written  with 
capital  letters;  if  it  possesses  any  charms  to  pos¬ 
terity,  they  must  be  found  in  the  hidden  spring 
of  daily  life  and  conduct.”  Her  church  affili¬ 
ations  are  Congregational,  and  she  has  been 
active  in  temperance  work  with  children  and 
twelve  young  people.  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1891  and  1898. 

Mary  Hopkins  Royce,  B.  A.,  married 
Charles  W.  Merriman,  a  real  estate  dealer,  and 
her  home  is  in  Beloit,  Wis.  She  has  five  chil¬ 
dren,  the  oldest  being  twelve ?years  of  age. 
She  writes  of  herself,  that  she  is  quite  decidedly 
domestic,  and  is  active  chiefly  with  home 
philanthropy.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Protestant  Episcopalian,  and 
the  department  of  church  work  she  has  been  active  in  is  chiefly  in  raising 
children  for  the  Sunday  School.  She  was  a  member  of  a  whist  club 
when  she  was  in  Canada,  having  made  her  home  in  Brockville,  Ontario, 
for  a  time,  but  returning  to  Beloit  three  years  ago.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Monday  Club  and  Saturday  Club  of  Beloit.  She  has  traveled  over 
the  St.  Lawrence  region,  and  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  about  once 
in  every  two  years,  since  1889. 

Mary  Asenath  Sabin,  B.  A.,  whose  home  was  in  Belvidere,  Ill., 
married  in  1904  Fred  K.  Houston,  President  of  the  American  Heating 
Co.,  of  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  now  resides  in  Rockford.  Her  occupation 
since  1889  has  been  almost  entirely  professional.  She  was  teacher  of 
history  and  home  economics  in  Rockford  College  a^id  professor  of  home 
economics  in  the  Iowa  State  College,  Ames,  Iowa.  She  received  the 
degree  of  B.  A.  from  her  Alma  Mater  in  1896.  She  has  been  President 
of  the  Alumnae  Association  and  visits  the  College  frequently.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School 
and  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  work.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the  Fortnightly 
Club  of  Belvidere,  the  Des  Moines  (Iowa)  Woman’s  Club,  the  Rockford 
Woman’s  Club,  and  the  Mendelssohn  Club  of  Rockford.  She  has  visited 
the  East,  California,  parts  of  the  South,  the  Continent  and  England. 


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Lois  Ellen  Smith 


Lois  Ellen  Smith,  of  3586  Utah  avenue,  Ogden,  Utah,  writes  us  “that 
she  has  no  children  of  her  own  but  has  mothered  a  large  number  up  and 

down  the  country  and  has  various  adopted 
grandchildren.”  Her  time  has  been  taken  up 
in  housekeeping  and  teaching  in  three  states. 
She  has  taught  in  a  mission  school  in  Utah, 
was  a  deaconess  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  a  singing 
Evangelist.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Metho¬ 
dist  and  she  has  been  active  in  Epworth 
League,  Sunday  School,  Choir  and  Junior 
League  work.  She  has  traveled  from  ocean  to 
ocean  and  visited  a  great  many  places  of  interest 
in  both  the  United  States  and  Canada.  She 
has  lived  at  Sheldon,  Ill.,  Evansville,  Wis., 
Grantville,  Utah,  Gibbon,  Neb.,  Redlands  and 
Pasadena,  Cal.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  Murray  and 
Ogden,  Utah.  Writing  November  9th,  1904, 
she  says:  “I  spent  five  weeks  recently  in  Stockton,  Utah,  a  mining  camp 
of  three  or  four  stores,  half  a  dozen  saloons  and  one  little  church.  I  was 
pastor,  Sunday  School  superintendent,  janitor  and  all  the  rest  of  it ,  visited 
the  mines  and  sang  to  the  men.  Of  all  places  of  interest  Stockton  takes 
the  lead.  I  cast  my  first  vote  Tuesday  and  felt  very  proud.  Voted  the 
straight  America?i  ticket  for  the  state  and  ‘threw  away  my  vote’  for, Prohi¬ 
bition  Swallow.  Times  are  rather  exciting  out  here  just  now  and  I  never 
found  so  much  to  do  or  life  so  well  worth  living. 

The  fight  is  on  against  the  Mormons  and  I  am 
glad  to  lend  a  hand.”  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1890,  1893,  1895,  1896  and  1899.  * 

Ama  Sears  Taylor  lives  at  739  North  Church 
street,  Rockford,  Ill.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Congregational,  and  she  is  very  active  in  mis¬ 
sionary  and  Sunday  school  work.  She  is  a 
«/ 

member  of  the  Century  Club,  and  has  been 
treasurer  of  the  Alumnae  Association  for  several 
years.  She  has  traveled  in  California,  Colorado, 

New  Mexico,  New  England  and  the  South. 

She  has  visited  the  College  nearly  ever  year 
since  1889. 

Charlotte  Elizabeth  Wood,  B.  A.,  married  Dr.  John  L.  Montgomery 
(physician),  and  lives  at  637  Division  street,  Charleston,  Ill.  She  has  a 


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little  daughter  and  several  step-children.  Her  time  has  been  occupied, 
since  1889,  along  professional,  domestic,  and  literary  lines.  She  taught 
one  year  in  the  High  School  in  Evansville,  Wis.;  two  years  in  Fort  Worth 
University,  Fort  Worth,  Texas;  six  years  in  Tilford  Collegiate  Academy, 
Vinton,  Iowa.  She  has  had  published  a  short  story  she  translated  from 
the  German,  and  has  done  some  newspaper  writing.  She  was  President  of 
the  New  Century  Club  in  Vinton,  Iowa,  President  of  Hearth  Club  of 
Rockford,  Ill.,  leader  of  Current  News  Club  of  Charleston,  Ill.,  President 
of  the  Charleston  Shakespearean  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Charleston 
Reading  Circle.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian,  and  she  is  active 
in  Christian  Endeavor  work.  She  has  visited  the  Pacific  Coast,  the  Middle 
West,  the  South  and  the  North.  She  has  lived  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  and 
Rockford,  Ill.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1890,  1891,  1892,  1893, 
1894, 1895  and  1902. 

Eleanor  Fraley  Woodruff,  after  leaving  college,  was  a  student  at 
Smith  College.  In  1903  she  received  from  her  Alma  Mater,  the  degree 
of  B.  A.  Her  home  has  always  been  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  and  her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational.  For  several  years  she  conducted,  at  her 
own  home,  a  private  school  for  children,  and  proved  a  very  successful 
teacher.  She  visits  her  Alma  Mater  often. 


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Class  of  1890 

Estella  Dillon  lives  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  she  presides  over  the 
home  of  her  brother-in-law,  who  is  a  widower  and  has  a  little  son.  Since 
leaving  college  she  has  made  art  a  profession  and  has  taken  several  trips 
abroad.  She  spent  at  least  five  years  studying  art  in  Paris  and  Dresden, 
making  herself  a  permanent  home  in  each  place. 

Alice  May  Dobson,  B.  A.,  lives  at  312  North  Avon  street,  Rockford, 
Ill.,  and  is  a  teacher  in  the  Rockford  public  schools.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational,  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School  and 
Christian  Endeavor  work.  She  has  traveled  in  Colorado  and  New 
England.  She  visits  her  Alma  Mater  often. 

Alice  Belle  Foltz,  B.  A.,  married  George  T.  Wilson,  a  dentist,  and 
lives  at  1727  North  Nevada  avenue,  Colorado  Springs,  Col.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian  and  she  works  in  the  Sunday  School. 
She  is  very  much  devoted  to  her  music,  spending  in  study  the  moments 
not  taken  up  in  the  oversight  of  her  home.  She  has  had  no  children. 
Her  home  was  in  Burlington,  Wis.,  previous  to  her  going  to  Colorado. 
She  received  the  degree  of  B.  A.  from  her  Alma  Mater  in  1897. 

Mary  Ferguson  Howie,  B.  A.,  lives  at  521  South  Third  street, 
Rockford,  Ill.  Her  time  is  taken  up  with  being  a  companion  for  her 
parents,  and  teaching  or  working  with  china  painting.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Presbyterian,  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School  and 
Christian  Endeavor  work.  She  has  been  on  the  Executive  Committee 

of  the  Alumnae  Association  and  visits  her 
Alma  Mater  often. 

Lura  Sarah  Lee,  married  Edwin  L. 
Waugh,  a  lawyer,  and  lives  at  1080  Chase 
avenue,  Chicago.  She  has  had  two 
children,  both  of  whom  are  living.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and 
she  is  active  in  local  philanthrophies.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Rogers  Park  Woman’s 
Club,  and  the  French  Art  and  Child  Study 
Clubs  of  Rogers  Park. 

Louisa  Surr  May,  B.  A.  (Vassar),  lives 
at  Rochelle,  Ill.  After  leaving  Rockford 
College  she  studied  at  Vassar  and  took 
the  degree  of  B.  A.  there  in  1894.  She 


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was  in  Europe  for  a  year,  spending  most  of  the  time  in  Rome,  where  she 
was  a  member  of  the  American  School  for  Classical  Studies.  As  a 
member  of  that  school  she  spent  two  months  in  Greece.  On  her  return 
from  Europe  she  spent  one  quarter  as  a  student  at  the  University  of 
Chicago.  She  has  taught  in  Chicago  and  at  Ferry  Hall,  Lake  Forest. 
When  in  Chicago  she  was  interested  in  the  Bureau  of  Charities.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  Association  of  Collegiate  Alumnae.  She  has  visited  her 
Alma  Mater  several  times  during  vacations,  but  her  work  has  usually 
prevented  visits  at  other  times.  For  the  last  two  years  her  health  has 
been  such  as  to  prevent  her  working.  That  circumstance,  however, 
gave  her  an  opportunity  of  spending  some  time  in  the  South — Tennessee 
and  Georgia. 

Edith  Alice  Sherman,  B.  A.,  married  Glenn  Mark  Averill,  manager 
Cedar  Rapids  Gas  Light  Co.,  and  lives  at  213  South  Twelfth  street,  Cedar 
Rapids,  Iowa.  She  has  two  boys,  eleven  and  seven  years  old.  She  was 
director  of  the  gymnasium  in  Rockford  College  for  two  years,  and  since 
then  has  been  domestic,  giving  spare  time  to  working  for  her  degree, 
which  she  received  in  1902,  and  doing  some  musical  work  at  the  same 
time.  She  is  interested  in  the  Young  Woman’s  Christian  Association 
Sunshine  Mission  work,  and  a  Children’s  Home.  She  was  a  member  of 
a  Tourist  Club  (literary),  and  was  President  of  Ladies’ Choral  Society  two 
years.  She  has  taken  trips  East,  North  and  Northwest,  to  the  Coast, 
and  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  almost  every  year  since  1890.  She 
writes:  “  It  is  hard  in  answering  a  few  questions,  to  give  much  idea  of  the 
life  one  lives,  but  as  I  think  over  the  twelve  years  since  I  left  Rockford, 
two  interests  stand  out  most  plainly— my  boys,  and  working  for  the 
degree  that  I  did  not  get  while  there.  I  have  the  usual  social  interests 
of  course;  am  very  fond  of  automobiling,  of  which  we  have  done  a  great 
deal  for  three  years  now,  making  trips  over  the  State;  am  very  fond  of 
horse-back  riding,  and  the  boys  and  I  drive,  read,  play  games,  coast, 
skate,  row,  sail,  and  they  swim  (I  don’t).  It  is  a  life  with  them — out  of 
doors  all  we  can  be  summer  and  winter.” 

The  following  very  short  sketch  of  Allene  M.  Skinner,  B.  A.,  was 
sent  in  by  Nellie  M.  Taylor,  at  the  solicitation  of  the  Committee,  after 
their  trying  to  obtain  more  direct  information:  “  I  have  not  seen  Allene 
Skinner  since  1890,  but  I  think  she  taught  for  a  year  or  more  in  her 
home  town,  Corry,  Pa.  Then  the  next  I  knew  of  her,  she  was  for 
several  years  teacher  of  English  literature  and  history  (it  seems  to  me 
instructor  in  both  of  these  branches)  in  the  High  School  at  Marshalltown, 


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Iowa.  Then  she  decided  to  take  up  work  with  the  Salvation  Army  in 
New  York  City,  but,  as  I  remember  it,  was  obliged  directly  after  going 
there  to  go  to  a  hospital  for  an  operation,  from  the  effects  of  which  she 
never  recovered.” 


Helen  May  Taylor  lives  in  Alden,  Iowa. 
For  three  winters  she  studied  music  in  Chicago, 
being  a  pupil  of  Emil  Liebling.  She  had  charge 
of  the  music  in  the  Academy  at  New  Providence, 
Iowa,  for  one  year;  taught  music  at  Elgin,  Ill., 
two  winters;  has  had  a  class  in  music  whenever 
at  home.  She  has  tutored  two  girls  two  years  in 
Latin  and  German,  preparatory  to  entering  Grin¬ 
ned  College.  She  has  for  eight  years  been  a 
member  of  a  literary  and  social  club  in  Alden, 
and  has  just  joined  “  The  Etude  Club,”  a  musical 
club  at  Iowa  Falls.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Congregational,  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday 
Helen  May  Taylor  School,  Christian  Endeavor,  and  in  fact  all 

departments  of  her  home  church,  especially  in 
a  musical  way.  She  has  spent  three  summers  in  the  East,  at  the  Buffalo 
Exposition  in  1901,  and  previously  in  New  England  and  the  Lake 
Champlain  region.  She  has  also  been  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  visiting 
points  of  interest  on  the  way.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1891, 1893, 
1895  and  1899. 


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Class  of  1891 

Ella  Eliza  Bort  married  Dr.  Clare  S.  Bradley,  a  dentist,  and  lives  in 
Beloit,  Wis.  She  has  four  children  and  her  church  affiliations  are  Baptist. 

Florence  Lucinda  Holbrook  married  Berent  George  Poucher,  an 
importer  of  heavy  drugs,  and  lives  at  1426  Asbury  avenue,  Evanston,  Ill. 

Her  time  since  1891  has  been  occupied  as  wife, 
motherand  home-keeper.  She  has  two  children, 
a  son  and  a  daughter.  She  is  active  in  many 
philanthropies,  i.  e.,  district  visitor  of  the  Asso¬ 
ciated  Charities  of  Evanston,  on  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Congregational  Deaconesses 
Association,  and  Secretary  of  the  Evanston 
School  Art  Society.  She  is  Vice  President  of 
the  Woman’s  Club  of  Evanston,  Registrar  of 
the  P'ort  Dearborn  Chapter,  D.  A.  R.,  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  North  Evanston  University  Guild, 
the  Glen  View  Golf  Club  and  the  Thomas 
Orchestra  Study  Class  of  Evanston.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Congregational.  She  is 
a  teacher  in  the  Sunday  School  and  active  in  the  Benevolent  Society  and 
Young  Ladies’  Missionary  Society  of  the  hirst  Congregational  Church  of 
Evanston.  She  was  born  in  Waukegan,  Ill.,  raised  in  Waukesha  and  Mil¬ 
waukee,  Wis.,  but  has  lived  in  Evanston,  Ill.,  since  her  marriage.  She  has 
held  the  office  of  First  Vice  President  in  the  Alumnae  Association,  and 
has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  every  year  from  1891  to  1901,  except  1895. 

Luella  May  Lewis  married  O.  J.  Leu,  who  is  Superintendent  of 
Schools  at  Grand  Rapids,  Wis.,  where  they  live.  She  leads  a  domestic 
life  and  is  the  mother  of  one  child.  Her  church  affiliations  are  P'ree 
Will  Baptist. 

Alice  J.  McQueen,  B.  A.,  married  Robert  A.  Harper,  professor  of 
botany,  and  lives  in  Madison,  Wis.  She  has  had  no  children,  and  her 
time  has  been  occupied  with  teaching  and  housekeeping.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Congregational.  She  has  visited  many  places  in  the 
United  States  and  British  America.  She  has  lived  in  Elgin,  Ill.,  Beloit, 
Wis.,  and  Lake  Forest,  Ill.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1897,  when 
she  received  the  degree  of  B.  A. 


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Mabel  Thomas,  B.  A.,  married  in  1901  Matthew  L.  Whelan,  a  farmer, 
and  lives  near  Billings,  Okla.,  on  R.  R.  No.  2.  She  taught  two  years  in 

Tabor  College,  Tabor,  Iowa;  was  an  Assistant 
Principal  in  Rockford  schools  for  six  years, 
and  studied  two  years.  She  has  two  sons,  born 
in  1902  and  1904.  She  has  been  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Woman’s  Club  of  Salem, 
Iowa.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congrega¬ 
tional,  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School  work. 
She  visited  the  Rocky  Mountains  in  1892,  and 
the  Wisconsin  Dells  in  1899,  1900  and  1901. 
Her  home  has  been  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  and 
Salem,  Iowa.  She  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
every  year  except  1902  and  1904  since  1891. 

Grace  De  Witte  Welty,  B.  A.,  lives  in  Rock¬ 
ford,  Ill.,  which  has  always  been  her  home. 
Since  1891  she  has  been  busy  teaching  and  studying.  She  taught  for 
three  years  in  Clinton  College,  Ky.,  and  was  Principal  of  the  High  School 
at  Dunkirk,  Ind.  She  was  graduate  student  at 
the  University  of  Wisconsin  in  economics 
department  in  1898,  1899  and  1900.  She 
attended  the  International  Congress  of  Arts 
and  Sciences  at  St.  Louis  Exposition  Septem¬ 
ber  19-25,  1904.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Baptist,  and  she  has  taught  in  the  Sunday 
School  for  many  years.  She  visits  her  Alma 
Mater  often. 

Mary  Talcott  Westlake  married  F.  H. 

Cooper,  a  merchant,  and  lives  in  Portsmouth, 

Iowa.  She  has  one  child  and  leads  a  domestic 
life.  She  belongs  to  the  Order  of  the  Eastern 
Star.  She  has  lived  in  Janesville,  Wis.,  Neola, 

Logan  and  Woodbury,  Iowa. 

Class  of  1892. 

Helen  Lockwood  Carpenter,  B.  A.  (Chicago),  lives  at  Monticello, 
Iowa,  where  she  is  engrossed  in  the  care  of  the  home  and  an  invalid  mother. 
She  spent  two  winters  in  Chicago  studying  at  the  University,  where  she 
took  the  degree  of  B.  A.  in  1902.  She  spent  one  summer  in  Europe,  one 


Grace  De  Witte  Welty 


Mabel  Thomas 


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summer  in  Tacoma,  Wash.,  and  a  winter  in  St.  Augustine,  Florida.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  Friday  Club,  a  literary  club.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Congregational,  and  she  has  taught  a  class  of  young  people  in  the  Sun¬ 
day  School.  She  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
at  least  every  two  years  since  1892. 


Bertha  Brown  Early 


Bertha  Brown  Early  married  Rev.  Perley  W. 
Powers,  and  lives  at  Mt.  Carroll,  Ill.  She  has 
one  child,  a  son,  and  she  has  also  a  step-child. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Methodist  Episcopal,  and  she  is  active  in  all 
departments  of  the  work,  especially  missionary.  She  is  President  of  a 
Mother’s  Club.  She  has  traveled  west  to  California,  and  has  lived  in 
Rockford  and  Harvey,  Ill.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Alumnae  Association,  and 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1893,  1895,  1896  and 
1899. 


Katherine  Covell  married  Elmery  Herbert 
Bayley,  a  physician,  and  lives  at  Lake  City, 
Minn.  She  taught  for  four  years  in  the  Lake 
City  High  School,  and  visited  several  places  of 
interest  in  our  own  country.  She  lived  in 
Maquoketa,  Iowa,  before  going  to  Lake  City. 
She  has  two  children.  Her  church  affiliations 
are  Congregational,  and  she  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1904. 


Gertrude  Felker,  B.  A.,  M.  D.,  had  charge 
of  the  gymnasium  at  Rockford  College  from 
1891  to  1897.  She  studied  medicine  at  the 
University  of  Michigan  1897  to  1901,  when  she 
received  her  degree  of  M.  D.  She  was  interne 
in  the  New  England  Hospital  for  Women  and 
Children  at  Boston,  Mass.,  1901  to  1902,  and 
has  practiced  medicine  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  since 
the  winter  of  1902.  Her  present  address  is 
The  Calvert,  Dayton,  Ohio.  Her  philanthropic 
work  has  been  with  the  Young  Woman’s  Chris¬ 
tian  Association  and  the  Young  Woman’s  League.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Alpha  Epsilon  Iota  P'raternity,  Alpha  Chapter,  University  of  Mich¬ 
igan,  the  Montgomery  County  Medical  Society,  Ohio  State  Medical 


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Association,  the  American  Medical  Association,  and  the  Ohio  State  Pedi¬ 
atric  Society.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian,  and  she  is  active 
in  the  missionary  society  work.  She  has  traveled  chiefly  in  New  Eng¬ 
land.  She  has  lived  at  the  College  in  Rockford,  Ill.,  Madison,  Wis.,  Ann 
Arbor,  Mich.,  and  Boston,  Mass.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  the 
summer  of  1900. 

Rose  Marie  Gyles,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Hull  House,  No.  335  South  Halsted 
street,  Chicago,  Ill.,  where  she  has  been  occupied  with  settlement  work, 

having  charge  of  the  gymnasium.  In  1893-’94 
she  was  active  in  charities  in  the  Chicago  Hull 
House  district.  Since  1896  she  has  been  one 
of  the  faculty  of  the  Chicago  Froebel  Associa¬ 
tion.  She  has  traveled  on  the  great  lakes, 
down  the  St.  Lawrence  to  Quebec,  spent  two 
summers  in  Boston,  two  in  Colorado  (Denver), 
and  this  last  summer  visiting  England,  Switzer¬ 
land,  Germany  and  Holland.  She  lived  in 
Dodge  City,  Kan.,  before  going  to  Hull  House. 
She  was  Secretary  of  the  Alumnae  Association 
for  two  years,  and  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
in  1894,  1897  and  1903. 

Rose  Marie  Gyles  Jennie  McMillan  is  at  present  at  Harris 

Hall,  877  East  Fiftieth  street,  Chicago,  Ill.,  and  conducts  a  private  kin¬ 
dergarten  at  Pullman.  After  leaving  Rockford  she  remained  at  her  home 
in  Knoxville,  Iowa,  keeping  books  for  her  father’s  business.  She  has 
been  abroad  and  has  also  had  a  trip  to  Alaska.  Her  home  in  Iowa  is 
broken  up,  and  she  is  uncertain  where  her  residence  will  be. 

The  home  of  Nellie  M.  Parker,  B.  A.,  is  in  Newell,  Iowa.  After  leav¬ 
ing  the  College  she  taught  in  Newell,  and  is  now  teaching  in  a  school  in 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.  “She  is  a  very  successful  teacher,  a  busy  church 
worker  and  a  very  much  up-to-date  woman.” 

Estella  May  Stevens  married  M.  De  Witte  Martin,  a  druggist,  and 
lives  at  Jasper,  Minn.  She  has  had  no  children.  After  leaving  College 
she  taught  one  year  in  the  Evansville,  Wis.,  High  School,  and  four  years 
in  the  High  School  at  Redwood  Falls,  Minn.  She  lived  in  Waterville, 
Minn.,  before  going  to  Jasper.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the  Redwood 
Falls  University  Extension  Club,  and  the  Woman’s  Club  of  Waterville, 
Minn.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Methodist,  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday 


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School  and  Epworth  League  work.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1896. 

Genevieve  Leinhart  Welty,  B.  A.,  lives  in  Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  taught 
for  several  years  Latin  and  Greek  in  Southern  schools,  in  a  college  at  Besse¬ 
mer,  Ala.,  and  the  Louisiana  Lemale  College 
at  Keatchie,  La.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Baptist  and  she  visits  her  Alma  Mater  often. 

Class  of  1893 

Myrtle  Atkins  married  Oliver  Lunston 
Smith,  a  dealer  in  real  estate,  and  lives  at  5606 
Michigan  avenue,  Chicago,  Ill.  Lor  several 
years  before  her  marriage  she  taught  school. 
She  has  no  children.  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1894. 

Josephine  L.  Porter  was  a  teacher  until  it 
Genevieve  Leinhart  Welty  was  necessary  to  take  care  of  home.  At  pres¬ 
ent  she  has  an  industrial  position.  Lor  a  while  she  was  at  the  University 
of  Chicago  Settlement.  Her  home  has  been  at  Monroe  Center,  Ill., 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  Chicago,  Ill.  Her  present  address  is  5463  Madison 
avenue,  Chicago,  Ill.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational.  She 
visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1895  and  1896. 

Class  of  1894 

Susanne  Orton,  B.  A.,  M.  D.,  lives  at  604  East  Lorty-sixth  street, 
Chicago,  Ill.  Since  1894  her  time  has  been  occupied  with  her  medical 
course  and  the  practice  of  medicine.  She  has  been  active  in  the  work  in 
free  dispensaries.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Medical  Society  and 
the  American  Medical  Association.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1896, 
1897,  1898,  1899  and  1900. 

Class  of  1895 

At  commencement  time,  1901,  the  class  of  1895,  all  of  whom  had 
become  matrons,  and  some  mothers,  were  together  at  the  home  of  Mrs. 
H.  Stanton  Burpee  for  their  sixth  reunion.  The  following  picture  was 
taken  at  that  time.  Reading  from  left  to  right  they  are  Grace  Sherman 
Dorcas,  Blanche  Walker  Burpee,  Jessie  Schryver  Mylne,  Grace  McGaw 
Lyon  and  Mary  DuBois  Davis. 

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Mary  Eunice  DuBois  was  married  on  Oct.  7,  1896,  to  Frank  M.  Davis, 
a  farmer,  and  has  had  one  child,  a  son,  Erwin  F.  Her  address  is  Rural 
Route  No.  4,  Rockford,  Ill.  “  The  duties  of  a  farmer’s  wife  and  a  mother 
have  quite  fully  occupied  my  time,”  she  writes.  Her  church  affiliations 
are  Presbyterian,  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School  and  missionary 
society  work.  She  has  lived  in  Belvidere  township,  Boone  county,  and 
Guilford  township,  Winnebago  county,  Ill.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
in  1896,  1897,  1898,  1899,  1901,  1902  and  1904. 


Grace  McGaw  married  D.  Willard  Lyon,  a  missionary,  and  lives  at 
109  Range  Road,  Shanghai,  China.  She  has  four  children,  three  boys 
and  a  girl.  She  is  a  member  of  an  English  literary  society  in  Shanghai. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian.  She  went  to  China  for  the  first 
time  in  the  fall  of  1895.  Mr.  Lyon  is  National  Secretary  for  the  Y.  M.  C. 
A.  in  China,  and  is  sent  there  by  that  association,  consequently  is  under 
no  church  board.  He  is  away  from  home  much  of  the  time  with  his  work, 
traveling  about  from  place  to  place,  visiting  different  schools,  establish¬ 
ing  Y.  M.  C.  A.’s  and  holding  revival  meetings.  At  the  time  of  the 
trouble  in  China  with  the  Boxers,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lyon  lost  everything 
which  they  could  not  carry  with  them  when  they  came  away  from  Pekin — 
Mr.  Lyon’s  valuable  library,  their  clothes,  furniture,  etc.  They  were 
taken  to  Corea  by  an  English  gun-boat,  and  thence  went  to  Japan,  and 
from  there  came  back  to  this  country.  That  was  in  the  spring  of  1901. 


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They  stayed  here  until  fall,  when  they  returned  to  China  and  again  took 
up  their  work.  Mrs.  Lyon  has  taught  classes  in  different  schools  in 
China,  and  has  been  a  great  help  to  her  husband  in  his  work  among 
young  men,  but  spends  most  of  her  time  with  her  children  and  in  her 
home.  In  Shanghai,  where  they  now  live,  she  can  send  her  children  to 
an  English  kindergarten,  and  they  have  a  very  modern  home  there. 

Jessie  L.  Schryver  married  R.  C.  Mylne,  a  veterinary  surgeon,  and 
lives  at  89  Galena  street,  Aurora,  Ill.  She  has  two  little  girls,  one  three 
years  and  the  other  six  months  old.  Before  she  was  married  her  time 
was  occupied  in  teaching.  Her  home  was  in  Polo,  Ill.,  and  her  church 
affiliations  Baptist.  She  spent  the  summer  of  1896  in  Buffalo,  Philadel¬ 
phia,  Washington  and  Atlantic  City,  and  the  winter  of  1902-’03  in  Califor¬ 
nia.  She  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  every  year  except  1902  and  1904 
since  1895. 

Grace  Sherman,  B.  A.,  married  Herbert  C.  Dorcas,  Assistant  Professor 
of  Education  in  the  University  of  Iowa,  also  University  Examiner  and 
Registrar.  She  lives  at  423  Ronalds  street,  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  and  has  two 
children,  one  six  years  and  the  other  six  months  old.  She  writes:  “  Home¬ 
making  is  my  profession.  In  1893  and  1894,  while  President  of  the  Cas- 
talian  Society,  I  originated  the  idea  of  the  May  party,  which  has  since 
become  an  annual  affair,  given  by  this  society,  which  now  goes  by  another 
name.”  Her  church  affiliations  are  Methodist.  She  has  traveled  in  the 
east  and  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1897  and  1901.  She  was  an  assistant 
in  Latin  and  the  physical  laboratory  for  one  year  at  Rockford  College. 

Myra  Blanche  Walker  B.  A.,  married  Homer  Stanton  Burpee,  a  banker, 
and  lives  at  809  North  Court  street,  Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  one  child,  a 
daughter,  six  years  old.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Short  Story  Club  of 
Rockford,  and  also  of  the  Country  Club.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Episcopalian,  and  she  is  active  in  all  the  lines  of  church  work,  especially 
Sunday  School.  She  has  traveled  north  and  east.  She  has  served  sev¬ 
eral  years  on  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Alumnae  Association,  and 
has  also  been  Secretary  of  the  Association.  She  is  Treasurer  of  the  Rock¬ 
ford  College  Association  of  Rockford.  She  visits  her  Alma  Mater  often. 


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Class  of  1896 

Fanny  Rebecca  Jackson,  B.  A.,  remained  at  her  home  in  Janesville, 
Wis.,  from  1896  to  1901,  when  she  went  to  Urbana,  Ill.,  and  became  a 
student  at  the  Illinois  State  Library  School.  From  this  school  she 
received  the  degree  of  B.  L.  S.  (Bachelor  of  Library  Science)  in  1903. 
Since  1903  she  has  been  instructor  in  Public  Documents  in  the  Illinois 
State  Library  School,  also  periodical  and  binding  assistant  in  the  library 
of  the  University  of  Illinois.  She  was  Secretary  of  the  Wisconsin  Chris¬ 
tian  Endeavor  Union,  1898-1901,  and  Secretary  of  the  Illinois  Library 
Association,  1904-1905.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian  and  she 
is  active  in  Sunday  School  and  Christian  Endeavor  work.  She  has  taken 
summer  trips  in  the  East.  She  was  Recording  Secretary  of  the  Alumnae 
Association,  1896-1897,  and  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  every  year 
except  1904  since  1896. 

Lydia  Gillingham  Robinson,  B.  A.,  has  pursued  study  in  literary  and 
professional  lines  (Lib.).  She  studied  French  and  German,  and  has 

done  occasional  literary  translating  in  those 
languages.  P"rom  January,  1898,  to  January, 
1905,  she  was  in  the  Chicago  Public  Library, 
the  latter  part  of  the  time  in  the  cataloging 
department,  where  she  did  a  great  deal  of 
careful  proof-reading.  Since  January,  1905,  she 
has  been  assisting  Dr.  Paul  Carus  in  the  edi¬ 
torial  department  of  the  Open  Court  Publish¬ 
ing  Company,  especially  in  editing  The  Monist 
(quarterly)  and  the  Open  Court  (monthly). 
This  new  work  has  changed  her  home  from 
1231  Lawndale  avenue,  Chicago,  to  La  Salle, 
Ill.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Rockford  College 
Association  of  Chicago,  the  Chicago  Library 
Lydia  Gillingham  Robinson  Club,  and  the  American  Library  Association. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  is  active  in  the  work 
of  the  Sunday  School  and  Missionary  Society.  She  assisted  in  the 
Latin  department  of  Rockford  College  during  her  senior  year.  She  has 
served  on  committees  in  the  Alumnae  Association  and  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  June  of  1897,  1899,  1901,  June  and  October,  1902,  June,  1903 
and  1904. 


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Class  of  1897 

Leila  J.  Blakeslee,  B.  A.,  lives  at  512  Wisconsin  avenue,  Waukesha, 
Wis.,  and  teaches  in  the  Waukesha  High  School.  Her  church  affiliations 

are  Congregational.  Her  home  was  in  Mil¬ 
waukee  before  going  to  Waukesha.  She  has 
been  President  of  the  Rockford  College  Asso¬ 
ciation  of  Wisconsin,  and  has  visited  her 
Alma  Mater  every  year  since  1897. 

Jean  Maria  Newcomer,  B.  A.,  lives  at  507 
Fourth  avenue,  Clinton,  Iowa,  and  teaches 
Latin  in  the  Clinton  High  School.  Her  home 
was  in  Petersburg,  Ill.,  before  going  to  Clin¬ 
ton,  Iowa. 

Jennie  Elizabeth 
Snider,  B.  A.,  lives 
at  Davenport,  Iowa. 

Leila  j.  Blakeslee  Since  leaving  Rock¬ 

ford  she  has  had  some  home  duties,  has  done 
some  church  work,  studied  some  and  traveled 
some.  She  spent  one  summer  in  Europe,  one 
winter  in  California,  several  winters  in  the 
South  and  summers  in  the  Northern  woods. 

Her  church  affiliations  are  Methodist,  and  she 
has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  every  year  except 
last  year  since  1897. 

Class  of  1898 

Henrietta  P.  Ayers,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Akeley  Hall,  Grand  Haven, 
Mich.  She  taught  for  two  years  in  Kalamazoo  Seminary  and  for  four 
years  has  been  Assistant  Principal  and  teacher  of  Science  in  Akeley 
Hall.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian,  and  she  has  lived  in 
Keokuk,  Iowa,  Tacoma,  Wash.,  and  Oak  Park,  Ill. 

J.  Florence  Gantz,  B.  A.,  was  married  March  10,  1904,  to  Herbert 
Stephen  Hicks,  an  attorney-at-law.  Mr.  Hicks  is  a  graduate  of  Leland 
Stanford  University,  class  of  1896,  and  a  member  of  the  Alpha  Tau 


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Omega  Fraternity.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Razzaza  Club  of  Rockford, 
Ill.,  where  she  resides.  Her  home  before  marriage  was  in  Dixon,  Ill. 


Gertrude  May  Lautz,  B.  A.,  was  married  June  6,  1900,  to  Edward 
Milton  Sutliff,  and  lives  at  502  West  One  Hundred  and  Forty-third 

street,  New  York  City.  She  has  had  no  chil¬ 
dren.  She  writes:  “  I  think  I  prefer  to  be 
labeled  wholly  domestic,  as  my  efforts  in  other 
directions  have  been  somewhat  spasmodic.” 

Ruth  Murray,  B.  A.,  married  Carl  J.  Horne, 
an  architect,  and  has  one  daughter.  Her 
home  is  in  Logansport,  Ind.  She  writes: 
“  My  life  has  been  a  quiet,  domestic  life,  spent 
in  caring  for  my  home  and  little  daughter,  and 
in  the  usual  social  duties.  My  travels  have 
been  chiefly  brief  holiday  excursions  and  vaca¬ 
tions.”  She  belongs  to  the  Logansport  Coun- 
Gertrude  May  Lautz  try  Club  and  other  minor  clubs  of  a  social 

nature.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Episco¬ 
palian,  and  she  is  active  in  the  Guild  work. 

She  lived  in  Chicago  before  going  to  Logans¬ 
port. 

Sarah  Emily  Wheeler,  B.  A.,  married 
George  William  Bunge,  a  lawyer,  and  lives  in 
La  Crosse,  Wis.  She  has  had  three  children,  of 
whom  two  are  living.  She  leads  a  very  domes¬ 
tic  life.  She  belongs  to  the  Homer  Club  and  is 
Treasurer  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Con¬ 
gregational,  and  she  is  active  in  missionary  and 

social  work.  She  has  done  committee  work  Ruth  Murray 

for  the  Alumnae  Association,  and  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1902. 


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Class  of  1899 

Caroline  Elizabeth  Baker,  B.  A.,  married  Bert  Hamilton  Biglow,  a 
dentist,  and  lives  at  120  Lawn  Place,  Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  no  children. 
For  two  years  she  was  a  teacher  in  Highland  University,  Highland,  Kan. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Winona  Chautauqua  Circle — literary  study.  Her 


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church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian,  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School, 
Christian  Endeavor,  missionary  and  general  church  society  work.  She 

has  traveled  through  the  Yellowstone  Park  and 
lived  in  Evansville,  Wis.,  and  Highland,  Kan. 
She  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  every  year 
since  1899. 

Pearl  Biller,  B.  A.,  lives  at  218  West  street, 
Rockford,  Ill.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Education  in  Rockford  since  July, 
1903.  She  has  taken  a  trip  around  the  Mediter¬ 
ranean — visiting  Egypt,  Palestine,  Athens  and 
Rome.  Also  a  trip  to  Northern  Europe,  Swe¬ 
den,  Denmark,  Paris,  Antwerp  and  Rotterdam. 
She  spent  a  winter  in  Florida.  She  visits  her 
Alma  Mater  often,  always  attending  com- 
Pear]  Biller  mencement. 

Isabelle  Duffey,  B.  A.,  lives  at  113  Auburn  Park  Place,  Rockford,  Ill. 
She  has  been  teacher  of  English  in  the  Rockford  High  School  since  1903. 
She  was  President  of  the  St.  Mary’s  Reading  Circle  in  1900-’01,  1903-’04, 
and  is  in  1904-’05.  She  was  Corresponding- 
Secretary  for  one  year  and  Recording- 
Secretary  for  one  year  of  the  Rockford 
Federation  of  Woman’s  Clubs.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Roman  Catholic. 

Rockford  has  always  been  her  home  and 
she  always  attends  the  commencement 
exercises  of  her  Alma  Mater. 

Faye  Cleopatra  Dunkle,  B.  A.,  lives 
at  Glidden,  Iowa.  After  leaving  her  Alma 
Mater  she  taught  most  of  the  first  year  in 
the  public  schools  of  Carroll,  Iowa.  She 
then  went  into  the  home  of  a  wealthy 
family  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  as  instructress 
to  their  children,  spending  the  winter  of 
1900-’01  with  them  in  their  winter  home  Isabelle  Duffey 

at  Thomasville,  Ga.  She  entered  the  public  schools  of  St.  Paul  Sep¬ 
tember,  1901,  and  has  taught  there  continuously  to  the  present  time. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian  and  she  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
in  the  spring  of  1901. 


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Claude  Marie  Francis,  B.  A.,  lives  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  In  1900 

she  was  graduated  from  Dr.  Sargent’s  Normal 
School  of  Physical  Education,  Cambridge, 
Mass.  She  taught  in  the  Harvard  Summer 
School  in  1900  and  1903.  Since  1901  she  has 
been  instructor  in  the  gymnasium  at  Vassar 
College.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  June, 
1904. 

Fannie  Cornelia  Frisbie,  B.  A.  (Ph.  D.,  Chi¬ 
cago),  makes  her  home  in  Rockford,  Ill.  She 
held  a  scholarship  at  the  University  of  Chicago 
from  Rockford  College,  1899-1900.  She  had  a 
P'ellowship  in  Physics 
at  the  University  of 
Claude  Marie  Francis  Chicago,  1902-1903. 

In  1904  she  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  from 
the  University  of  Chicago.  In  1900-1902  she 
was  a  teacher  at  Dearborn  Seminary,  Chicago. 

Since  1903  she  has  taught  in  Barnard  College, 

New  York.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Sigma  Xi 
Society  and  her  church  affiliations  are  Congre¬ 
gational.  She  visits  her  Alma  Mater  when  she 
is  at  home. 

JuliaB.  Morehouse, 

B.  A.,  lives  at  G1  id- 
den,  Iowa.,  where  she 

is  bookkeeper  in  a  lumber  and  grain  office. 
She  has  been  a  member  of  the  Ladies’  Musical 
Club  of  Carroll,  Iowa,  also  Secretary  and 
President  of  the  Glidden  Philomathean  Club 
(literary),  and  Secretary  and  Treasurer  and  at 
present  President  of  the  Lyric  Club  (musical) 
of  Glidden.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Pres¬ 
byterian,  and  she  is  active  in  choir,  Sunday 
School  and  Christian  Endeavor  work.  She 
has  traveled  from  Colorado  to  New  York  and 
Julia  b.  Morehouse  Boston.  Before  going  to  Glidden,  Iowa,  her 

home  was  at  Elkhorn,  Wis.,  and  Jefferson,  Iowa.  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  1901. 


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Bertha  Styles,  B.  A.,  married  Eugene  Strong  Rolfe,  a  lawyer,  and 
lives  at  Minnewaukon,  N.  D.  She  has  had  no  children,  but  has  two  step¬ 
children,  a  boy  seventeen  years  old  and  a  girl 
fifteen  years  old.  She  has  led  a  domestic  life, 
keeping  home  for  her  father  until  June,  1903, 
and  since  then  in  her  own  home.  She  is  Vice 
President  of  the  Friday  Club  (literary).  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian  and  she 
is  active  in  sewing  societies  and  sewing 
schools.  She  has  traveled  east  and  south, 
visiting  Buffalo  for  the  Exposition,  New  York, 
Boston,  Nantucket  Island,  Washington,  D.  C., 
Baltimore,  Md.,  and  New  Orleans.  She  has 
lived  in  Atchison,  Kan.,  and  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in  1900  and  1901. 

Bertha  styles  Ruth  Crawford  Wilkins,  B.  A.,  lives  at  1311 

Sherman  avenue,  Denver,  Col.  She  has  spent  one  year  in  studying 
domestic  science,  two  years  at  home  and  two  years  teaching.  While  in 
Chicago  her  philanthropic  work  was  with  settlement  classes.  She  made 
her  home  in  Rockford  and  Rogers  Park,  Ill.,  before  going  to  Denver. 
She  was  Recording  Secretary  of  the  Alumnae  Association  for  one  year. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Methodist  Episcopal.  She  has  visited  her 
Alma  Mater  every  year  since  1899. 

Class  of  1900 

Mary  Elizabeth  Appleton,  B.  A.  (M.  A.,  Cornell  University),  lives  at 
Tama,  Iowa,  where  she  teaches  in  the  High  School.  In  1901  she  received 
the  degree  of  M.  A.  from  Cornell  University.  She  has  taught  at  Joliet, 
Ill.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Teachers’  Literary  and  Social  Club  and  this 
year  is  their  President.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian.  She 
spent  the  last  summer  in  Yellowstone  Park,  Utah  and  Colorado.  She 
has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  during  the  commencements  of  1903  and  1904. 

Jessie  Florence  Binford,  B.  A.,  is  a  resident  of  Hull  House,  Chicago, 
Ill.,  and  is  active  in  associated  charities.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Marshalltown  Woman’s  Club  and  the  Marshalltown  Twentieth  Century 
Club  when  she  made  her  home  in  Marshalltown,  Iowa.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Methodist,  and  she  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  each  year 
but  one  since  1900. 

Mabel  Eliza  Dobson,  B.  A.,  married  Dr.  Robert  Bowie,  and  lives  at 


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Table  Rock,  Neb.  She  taught  Latin  and  Greek  for  two  years  in  the 
Rockford  High  School.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and 
she  has  been  active  in  the  Primary  Department  of  the  Sunday  School. 


Marjorie  Jones,  B.  A.,  lives  at  221  Ewing  street,  Chicago,  Ill.  She 
taught  for  two  years,  spent  one  year  with  the  Bureau  of  Charities  and  is 

now  a  probation  officer  of  the  Juvenile  Court. 
She  is  Treasurer  of  the  Jane  Club,  where  she 
makes  her  home.  As  a  fellow,  she  taught 
Latin  one  year  in  the  Preparatory  Department 
of  her  Alma  Mater. 


Marjorie  Jones 


Mary  Bodelle  Kinner,  B.  A.,  married  S.  E. 
Fitch,  a  civil  engineer,  and  lives  at  Galeton, 
Pa.  For  four  years  she  taught  Latin  and 
French  in  the  High  School  at  Westfield,  N.  Y. 
Her  church  affiliations  are  Presbyterian,  and 
she  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  Christian 
Endeavor  and  Ladies’  Aid  Society.  Her  home 
before  marriage  was  in  Westfield,  N.  Y. 


Virginia  Tarbet  Long,  B.  A.,  lives  in  Rochester,  Minn.,  where  she  has 
taught  Latin  in  the  High  School  since  leaving  College.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Presbyterian.  Her  former  home 
was  in  Virden,  Ill.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater 
in  1901,  1902  and  1904. 

Harriet  Vincent,  B.  A.,  lives  at  913  North 
Church  street,  Rockford,  Ill,  and  teaches  in 
the  Rockford  High  School.  Her  church  affilia¬ 
tions  are  Independent  Liberal.  She  visits  her 
Alma  Mater  often. 

Fanny  Thompson  Wagner,  B.  A.,  married 
Frank  M.  Fairfield,  an  attorney,  and  lives  at 
10422  Longwood  avenue,  Chicago,  Ill.  Since 
leaving  the  College  she  has  been  domestic. 

She  has  one  child,  a  son.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Morgan  Park  Woman’s  Club,  the  Round-  Virginia  rarbet  Long 

Table  (a  club  for  child  study),  and  is  Secretary  of  the  Rockford  College 
Association  of  Chicago.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Bethany  Union  Church 
and  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday  School.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in 
June,  1903. 


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Class  of  1901 


Rachel  Alice  Bracken 


Rachel  Alice  Bracken,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Tama,  Iowa.  She  remained  at 
home  a  year  after  commencement,  doing  housework  and  officiating  as 

organist  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  She 
is  now  studying  music  at  Grinned,  Iowa. 
The  past  summer  she  took  a  trip  to  Yel¬ 
lowstone  Park,  and  in  June,  1903,  visited 
her  Alma  Mater. 

Margaret  Theresa  Butler,  B.  A.,  lives 
at  “The  Loring,”  Minneapolis,  Minn.  She 
has  been  occupied  with  literary  and  pro¬ 
fessional  work  since  leaving  college.  She 
is  now  teaching  in  the  department  of 
English  in  the  Central  High  School  of 
Minneapolis.  Her  former  home  was  at 
445  Fulton  street,  Elgin,  Ill.  She  visited 
her  Alma  Mater  in  1903. 

Lucy  Fitch,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Berlin, 
Wis.,  and  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  only  alumna  who  is  the 

daughter  of  an 
alumnae,  her 
m  other  having 
been  Martha  L. 

Baker  of  the  class 
of  1868.  Hertime 
has  been  spent 
mostly  in  a  do¬ 
mestic  way,  a  1- 
though  she  taught 
for  a  brief  period. 

She  spent  from 
January  to  Sep- 
Lucy  Fitch  tember,  19  04,  in 

the  Presbyterian  Hospital  in  Chicago,  with 
her  mother,  who  died  there  September  3,  1904 
Athena  Club,  a  literary  society  of  Berlin,  Wis. 
are  Congregational,  and  she  is  superintendent  of  the  primary  department 
of  the  Sunday  School.  She  has  visited  in  New  England  and  the  depo¬ 
sitions  at  Buffalo  and  St.  Louis.  She  was  a  member  of  the  committee 


Margaret  Theresa  Butler 

She  is  a  member  of  the 
Her  church  affiliations 


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which  organized  the  Rockford  College  Association  of  Wisconsin  in  1903- 
1904.  She  has  visited  her  Alma  Mater  each  year  since  1901. 


Desdemona  L.  Heinrich,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Auburndale,  Mass.,  where 
she  is  a  teacher  of  German  in  Lasell  Seminary.  Since  leaving  college 

her  time  has  been  occupied  as  follows:  1901- 
1902,  teacher  in  graded  school  at  Norwell, 
Mass.;  1902-1904,  studying  German  in  Germany; 
1904,  teaching  at  Lasell  Seminary.  In  1901- 
1902  she  made  her  home  in  Norwell,  Mass.; 
1902-1903  in  Dresden,  Germany,  and  1903- 
1904  in  Leipzig,  Germany.  She  visited  all 
places  of  interest  in  Germany,  Holland  and 
England.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congre¬ 
gational. 

Katherine  Mabel  Keith,  B.  A.,  married 
Myron  L.  Burt,  proprietor  of  the  Bedford 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company,  and  lives  in 
Bedford,  Iowa.  Her  life  is  domestic.  One 
child  came  to  bless  their  home,  but  was  soon  removed  by  death.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  with  the  Christian  Church.  She  has  visited  her 
Alma  Mater  each  year  since  1901.  Her  home 
before  marriage  was  in  Rockford,  Ill. 


Desdemona  L.  Heinrich 


Harriet  A.  John¬ 
son’s  (B.  A.)  home  is 
in  the  ColumbusState 
Hospital  at  Colum¬ 
bus,  Ohio.  For  one 
year  she  was  in¬ 
structor  in  English  in 
the  Preparatory  De- 
partmentof  her  Alma 
Mater.  She  then  went 

to  teach  in  Cam-  Katherine  Mabel  Keith 
bridge,  Ohio,  where  she  had  a  serious  nervous 
breakdown.  She  went  to  the  State  Hospital 
Harriet  a.  Johnson  for  treatment  and  since  her  recovery  has  re¬ 

named  there  teaching  a  class  in  physical  culture  as  a  means  of  liveli- 
iood  and  learning  to  entertain  and  cheer  the  patients  as  a  pastime.  Her 


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church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian  and  she  is  active  as  a  teacher  in  the 
Sunday  School  and  as  a  member  of  the  Altar  Guild. 


Lucille  Mathews,  B.  A.,  has  taught  Latin  and  mathematics  in  the 
Armitage  School  at  Wayne,  Pa.,  since  leaving  Rockford  College  in  1901. 
During  the  summer  months  she  has  tutored  pupils  for  various  institutions 

with  great  success.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
U.  D.  C.  in  Kentucky.  Her  church  affilia¬ 
tions  are  Presbyterian.  She  has  lived  in 
Wapsello,  Iowa,  and  Vevay,  Ind. 

Margaret  Monrad,  B.  A.,  makes  her 
home  at  Linnisgade  14,  Copenhagen,  Den¬ 
mark.  She  studied  at  Chicago  University 
1901-1902,  in  department  of  pedagogy  and 
philosophy,  and  has  been  since  1903  a  stu¬ 
dent  in  the  department  of  sculpture  at  the 
Royal  Art  Academy  of  Copenhagen.  She 
is  also  a  teacher  of  drawing  and  clay  model¬ 
ing  at  a  normal  School  in  Copenhagen.  She 
has  made  her  home  in  Chicago  and  New 

Margaret  Monrad  York. 

Mary  Lulu  Morse,  B.  A.,  makes  her  home  in 
Westfield,  N.  Y.  She  has  been  occupied  since 
leaving  college  by  being  preceptress  in  the  Mor- 
risville  High  School  and  in  the  Moravia  High 

School.  Her  philan¬ 
thropic  work  has  been 
with  the  Y.  W.  C.  A. 

She  is  a  member  of  t  h  e 
Wednesday  Club, 

Shakespeare,  Social, 

Strolling.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Method¬ 
ist  and  is  engaged  in 
Sunday  School  work. 

Caroline  Lucretia  Wilbur,  B.  A.,  married 
Harry  Rawson,  a  piano  tuner  and  salesman,  and 
lives  at  326  South  Second  street,  Rockford,  Ill. 
She  has  no  children.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Bap- 


Mary  Lulu  Morse 


Caroline  Lucretia  Wilbur 


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tist  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday  School  and  Christian  Endeavor  work. 
She  was  Secretary  of  the  Rockford  College  Association  of  Rockford  in 
1904.  She  visits  her  Alma  Mater  often. 

Class  of  1902 

In  this  picture  of  the  class  of  1902  the  members  are,  reading  from  left 
to  right:  The  Misses  Vincent,  Riibel,  Walker,  McCartey,  Jones,  Hunter 
and  Clark. 


Anna  Blanche  Clarke,  B.  S.,  lives  at  517  College  avenue,  Rockford, 
Ill.  Since  leaving  college  she  has  been  teaching  and  now  is  teacher  of 
mathematics  in  the  Rockford  High  School.  Her  church  affiliations  are 
Congregational  and  she  teaches  in  the  primary  department  of  the  Sunday 
School. 

Anne  S.  Hunter,  B.  A.,  makes  her  home  at  Rockford,  Ill.  She 
taught  in  Talledega  College,  Alabama,  in  1903,  studied  at  Radcliffe  Col- 


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lege,  Cambridge,  in  1904,  and  at  present  is  Principal  of  the  Rantoul 
High  School,  Rantoul,  Ill.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational. 

Mary  Pettibone  Jones,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Fort  Atkinson,  Wis.  She 
taught  in  the  High  School  of  Napoleon,  Ohio,  1902-1903,  did  work  at  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  1903-1904,  and  now  is  in  her  father’s  office  at 
home.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  at  the  commencements  of  1903  and 
1904. 

Catherine  Robbins  McCartey,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Carthage,  Mo.  She  has 
been  teaching  in  the  city  schools  of  Joplin,  Mo.,  since  1902.  Her  church 
affiliations  are  Methodist. 

Katharina  C.  Riibel,  B.  A.,  lives  in  Mendota,  Ill.  She  spent  27 
months  in  Germany,  France,  Italy,  England,  Belgium,  Holland  and 
Switzerland.  Since  September,  1904,  she  has  been  teaching  German  in 
the  Mendota  High  School.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Baptist. 

Ethel  Vincent,  B.  A.,  lives  at  913  North  Church  street,  Rockford,  Ill., 
where  she  leads  a  very  happy  domestic  life  as  the  keeper  of  her  mother’s 
home.  Her  church  affiliations  are  with  the  Independent  Church. 

Jennie  Ada  Walker,  B.  A.,  lives  at  410  South  Third  street,  Rockford, 
Ill.  She  leads  a  very  active  domestic  and  social  life.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Country  Club  of  Rockford,  of  the  Rockford  College  Association  of 
Rockford,  and  is  Recording  Secretary  of  the  Alumnae  Association.  Her 
church  affiliations  are  Episcopalian  and  she  is  active  in  the  work  of  the 
church.  She  visits  her  Alma  Mater  very  often. 

Class  of  1903 

P'lora  Elizabeth  Eddy,  B.  A.,  lives  in  Rock¬ 
ford,  Ill.  She  taught  in  the  High  School  in 
Eaton  Rapids,  1903-1904,  and  Rockford  High 
School,  1904.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Chi 
Theta  Psi  of  the  College  and  of  the  Eastern 
Star,  Rockford  Chapter.  Her  church  affilia¬ 
tions  are  Methodist  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday 
School  and  Foreign  Mission  work.  She  has 
visited  all  the  principal  cities  in  the  east,  north 
and  west  of  the  United  States. 

Leona  Gail  Powers,  B.  A.,  lives  at  Brown’s 
Valley,  Minn.,  where  she  teaches  Latin  in  the 


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High  School.  She  was  President  of  the  Kappa  Theta  in  Rockford  Col¬ 
lege  in  1902-1903. 


Leona  Gail  Powers 


Olive  Keith  Raftree,  B.  A.,  lives  at  5035  Calumet  avenue,  Chicago, 
Ill.  Since  leaving  College  her  time  has  been 
occupied  in  a  domestic  way  with  three 
months  of  teaching  English.  She  spent  five 
months  on  the  Pacific  coast  and  in  the  South¬ 
west.  Her  homewas  at  Hinsdale,  Ill.,  before 
going  to  Chicago.  She  visited  her  Alma 
Mater  in  November,  1903. 

Cara  Frances  Swenson,  B.  A.,  lives  at  975 
Warren  avenue,  Chicago,  Ill.  She  attended 
the  Library  School  at  the  University  of 

Illinois  and  is  now 
engaged  in  library 
work  at  the  John 
Crerar  Library, 

Chicago.  She  is 

a  member  of  the  Kappa  Kappa  Gamma  Na¬ 
tional  Society.  She  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in 
June,  1904. 

Marcia  Van  Duzer,  B.  A.,  lives  at  1804 
Harlem  Boulevard,  Rockford,  Ill.  She  did 
post-graduate  work 
in  history  at  Rock- 

Cara  Frances  Swenson  ford  College,  1903- 

1904,  and  joined  the  Rockford  Woman’s  Club. 

Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and 
she  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Endeavor 
Society  and  leader  of  Junior  Christian  Endeavor. 

She  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Alumnae  Association,  and 
visits  her  Alma  Mater  every  two  or  three 
weeks. 

Nellie  Elizabeth  Voigt  has  been  in  Ger¬ 
many  ever  since  her  graduation,  principally  in  Marcia  Van  Duzer 

Elberfeld.  Her  address  is  Freya  street  77,  Elberfeld,  Germany.  She 
has  been  domestic  to  an  extent,  but  has  spent  most  of  her  time  with 


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music  (pianoforte).  She  traveled  for  about  four  months  in  Germany, 
Switzerland  and  France. 

Class  of  1904 


Janet  M.  Dobson,  B.  A.,  lives  at  326  North  Avon  street,  Rockford, 
Ill.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Congregational  and  she  is  active  in  the 
primary  department  of  the  Sunday  School. 

Hortense  Elder,  B.  A.,  married  Homer  R.  Johnson,  an  agriculturist, 

and  lives  at  502  East  Walnut  street,  Bloom¬ 
ington,  Ill.  She  is  domestic  and  literary, 
being  a  member  of  history,  discussion  and 
social  clubs.  She  traveled  for  five  months 
in  England,  Scotland  and  on  the  Continent. 
She  is  Second  Vice  President  of  the  Alumnae 
Association  and  visited  her  Alma  Mater  in 
1905. 


Czarina  Giddings,  B.  A.,  lives  at  806  Kish- 
waukee  street,  Rockford,  Ill.  Since  leaving 
College  she  has  been  teaching  and  is  now  an 
assistant  in  the  Rockford  High  School.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Mendelssohn  Club  of 
Rockford.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Pres¬ 
byterian  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday 
Czarina  Giddings  School  Work. 


Mary  Sarah  Hunter,  B.  A.,  lives  in  Rock¬ 
ford,  Ill.  Since  she  left  the  College  she  has 
been  teaching.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Con¬ 
gregational. 

Minerva  Agnes  Hutchinson,  B.  A.,  lives  in 
Capron,  Ill.  She  is  a  teacher  in  the  Capron 
schools.  Her  church  affiliations  are  Episco¬ 
palian. 

Fanny  Talcott  Irwin  lives  in  Highland,  Kan. 
She  is  professor  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  High¬ 
land  University,  Kan.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Lowell  Club  (literary).  Her  church  affiliations 
are  Presbyterian  and  she  is  active  in  Sunday 
School  and  Christian  Endeavor  work. 


Mary  Sarah  Hunter 


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